Thread: how to trim quilts for binding
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Old 06-26-2012, 10:55 AM
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burchquilts
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Originally Posted by annthreecats View Post
Love the quilt. Those will be a really nice bridesmaid gift.

I'll tell you how I square up my quilts. I have to disclose that I am not a porfessional quilter, I only quilt for fun, so here goes.

I trim the extra batting and backing off even with the top. Then I line up my quilt on my cutting mat and try to square it up with the lines on the mat. I use my 3.5" x 24" ruler, for the sides and top, and my 6.5" square, for the corners, with my rotary cutter to trim off the excess pieces that don't line up. I make it as simple as I can for me.

Have fun.
That's basically how I do mine. Sometimes I put one of my square templates in the corners to make sure they're at least kind of square. But I don't stress over it too much (for once... LOL!).
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