Butted or square corner binding
 

Hi everyone
I see lots of instructions for mitered corner binding and flange binding. But not any instructions for butted corners. I do not want to do the mitred corners. I know I should just keep practicing but I'm really not that interested in it.. I've just started quilting and will only be making scrappy quilts for the most part.

I have tried to do the butted corners but they didn't come out very good! Kinda messy on the corners.

Can anyone explain it to me or point me to a youtube video?

Thanks in advance,
Francis
Vancouver, Canada

Youtube has a lot of videos showing how to add borders to quilts. Jenny Doan's videos are always good.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=how+to+do+...deos&ia=videos

yes but these are with mitered corners. I would like to kn ow how to sew the butted or square corners. Many have said they do this on this forum when discussing binding a quilt but they haven't said how they do it.
Thanks anyway

If you look, not all of them are mitered corners. Some of them show how to make regular corners.

I'm sorry I misread your post (in my frustration) . I'm looking for binding not borders.
I know I should sew on the 2 vertical edges then the 2 horizontal. I really want to know how to make the finished corners look neat.
Thanks for your reply

Go to Google and type in "butted corners quilt binding". You can open a u-tube video that gives instructions for making the butted corners. I have never done these but it looks to me as though it would be much harder to do corners this way rather than the mitered ones. Practice should help regardless of what method you choose. I use the mitered corners and had problems when joining the ends of the binding. I watched a couple videos and practiced a bit and now it is a simple procedure for me to join the ends. Watching videos can be a big help when learning something or trying something new. Don't give up. Enjoy!

What I would do is sew the first 2 sides ending even with quilt. Next sew the other 2 sides extending the binding just beyond the quilt. Fold the extra length over before turning the binding to finish I hope this makes sense.

Sorry. I thought you were talking about borders. I've never heard to butted bindings. I have no idea.

I do my bindings the way Donna Jordan shows in her video on bindings. It's pretty easy a comes out very nicely.

I'd never heard of doing a binding this way.

Here are a couple of YouTube videos. Either looks pretty straightforward. The first is more traditional, sewn on by machine, then brought to the back and hand stitched. The 2nd is all done by machine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AYNV_DTa0M&t=1s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvmRcNbbVlE&t=3s

There are lots of ways to get things done. What works for one may not work for the other. It's nice to have options.

I did butted corners for a number of years. I would put the sides on first, then at the top and bottom I would flip over the binding to sew the raw edges using a tiny machine stitch. It does result in a lot of bulk, and some grading/trimming of the layers is needed. I also tried hand blind stitching the edges which also worked and gave a bit more room to work with, but I was happier with the stitches buried in the folds.

Then about 20 years ago I decided that I flouted the quilt police in so many ways, I would learn to do a "competition" binding just so they would have one less thing to concern themselves about. So now they grudgingly admit my bindings are "correct" but are "too wide". There is no standard and for me it is the last point at which I can add a fabric, so yes my bindings are pretty much always bigger than 1/4" finish, unless I want the quilt and binding edge to disappear. Now I pretty much always make bias double fold French bindings and have done it so much I no longer need to follow directions when I do it. Took quite awhile to get the hang of the fold at the corners and to trim the ends to the right length. I need a lot to do that step, I see some people who can manage it with maybe 3-4 inches each side, I use about a foot of loose ends to work with.

The point of this -- do what works for you and what you want to do.

I made a tutorial, with pictures, explaining steps to my binding method. I had to google "butted square binding". I have only recently tried separate fabric for the binding. Another aspect of finishing.

you could also skip corners entirely and just round off your quilt before you bind it. Very pretty effect. a plate or bowl of any wize will work for your template.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh60WVAu57A

KalamaQuilts is right. The rounded corners are perfect for no miters. You still have to join the two ends of the binding together . One easy way with no binding joins is using a triangle on the corners. Here is a video how to do it, kinda wordy but excellent instructions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW-0...=LessonsLearnt

I don't know if this picture will show enough detail, I think you can click to zoom in. Here are two quilts from the dog beds with butted corners. Just happens I washed the yellow and white one the other day. The wild jungle print was a crazy quilt made from ugly men's ties on front and a polyester double knit piece on back, the binding was cut from that.

Here's a short video on butted square binding. It made more sense than other methods I've seen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pndIO3qM2GQ

One way to look at it is that mitered binding corners are so small (and somewhat crinkled after washing), the chances of a wonky miter standing out at the end are very small, compared to the likely heroics required for butted binding to not attract the eye.

I’d keep looking until you can find a video or article you understand. I am very spatially challenged and always have to review the directions before doing it. Some online instructions make things as hard as possible, IMO, to make the presenter look more expert.

Also, no one intentionally tries to have a seam in the binding land on a corner, yet it sounds like you’d be dealing with that on all 4 corners if you butt them.

The rounded corner idea is a winner, too. Just know that you may have to insert a line of basting stitches near the binding fold to ease the fullness in at the corner. I’m doing one now, with a binding and ruffle. Can send you a photo if you need it.

hugs, charlotte

That is so interesting. Never heard of that. It is very similar to a facing which I just learned to do. It is always nice to have options

Thanks every one for your assistance

I finally found a reasonably good video that I like. It's here at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pndIO3qM2GQ

Two others are:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AYNV_DTa0M

and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvmRcNbbVlE

I attach the binding to the back and machine stitched it to the front. Will send photos later
Thanks again
Frances

If your machine has a left compensating foot, it will improve the machine sewn binding. It improved mine by 100%. Different sizes, my favorite it the 1/32. No lip edge left on the binding using the smaller size.