Question About my Quilt Binding.
 

I've been working on a baby quilt for my sister's little girl who's coming in March. All I have left to do is piece the binding together and attach it. I have never been more confused in my life.

The fabric I'm using is the same as the backing, but it's textured. It's very possible I'm overthinking this, but how do I sew these together so that it all lays on the same side when its unfolded? I have the top and right strip figured out, but that's only the binding for those two sides. Do I just sew the bottom and left together the same way then attach the entire thing? Or do I need to just do it in two sections, then tuck and sew them?

I feel like it shouldn't be this hard, but the fabric being double-sided is throwing me for a loop. And it's my first quilt on my own. If anyone can help I'd appreciate it so much!

Welcome to QB.

Ok first of all, what do you mean when you say it's 2-sided?
Second of all, binding is usually attached as one long strip. You sew several strips together with a diagonal seam, then attach it to the quilt. When you get to a corner, you flip the binding away from the quilt, then fold it back down on itself, turn the quilt and keep sewing. There are gobs of video tutorials on YouTube you might want to check out.

The you tube tutorials on binding a quilt will be much easier to understand than all the words it would take to explain. You might look for a Missouri sSar Quilt Company video. They explain things clearly and keep it simple. I’m sure you can master this.

The fabric is textured on one side but not the other. I'm having problems getting the strips of fabric to all lay on the same side. And I'm not sure if it matters which way the 45 degree angle is cut to attach them.

Thank you :) I have watched several tutorials, I've just been confused about how to get all my fabric to lay the same way. It's textured on one side and not the other, so I've been trying to make sure when I sew it together it lays right. On top of that, I wasn't sure if the angle I sew the strip together would affect the way the binding would lay when sewing it onto the quilt.

I'm not sure I'm understanding the question/concern so here goes. You want your binding strips right sides together when you put them together - same as when piecing blocks. Is your fabric actually 'textured' or is it directional? In my mind, textured has no bearing as long as you've put right sides together when sewing your strips together it should not matter. If it's directional then that may make a difference but usually not so much with such a thin binding strip.

After you've sewn your strips together to get enough length to go completely around the quilt along with about 12-15" extra (for matching/joining ends), you'll fold your entire binding strip wrong sides together and sew it to either the front or back of the quilt (I usually machine sew down to the front of the quilt and then fold over to the back). Some folks press their binding strip in half before stitching down to the quilt but I've found that particular step unnecessary).

After attaching by machine and joining my binding ends together, I then trim the quilt sandwich, fold the binding strip over to the back and stitch down by hand.

Hopefully this answers your question. Good luck.

I made a tutorial for my binding steps. I use an extension of the top layer and trim batting and backside.

Are you using a Minky type of fabric for binding? This comes to mind when I think of texture.

https://i.pinimg.com/236x/b0/a9/81/b...ery-fabric.jpg

its kind of like this. On the top side of the fabric the pattern is raised, but it's smooth on the backside. I'm just trying to make sure I sew it to where it lays the same way. And I'm trying to make sure when it is sewed into one long strip, the corners will lay correctly where the fabric is joined.

Basically just use the 'raised side' as the right side and the smooth side as the wrong side, putting it together just like doing regular quilting cotton fabric. To get the corners to lay exactly where you seam/join it will take some doing with measurements, plus -- because it will be a mitered corner since you are doing it all in one long strip, it will be really bulky at the corners to have the joins meet there as well.

I would just join into a long strip and let the joins/seams lay where they fall. With a binding (narrow) it's not something that will stick out once it is all together.

Maybe this video will help?
It is 2 colored binding, which may be similar to your 2 sided binding issue.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPJW4pYSE-Y

I don't think the angle of your joins will matter in the end....

I have the top and right strip figured out, but that's only the binding for those two sides. Do I just sew the bottom and left together the same way then attach the entire thing? Or do I need to just do it in two sections, then tuck and sew them?

Are you talking about the binding that finishes the edges of the quilt after it's quilted or are you talking about the borders that go around the blocks of the top? Bindings are put on in one long piece. Borders are put on individually by side.

Why not use a cotton fabric for the binding? I used cotton fabric to bind a cuddle fabric quilt and it looked great and much easier. It looked a little classier too.

I keep waiting for an answer to this question.

I do, too.