Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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An in depth video jam packed with several tips to make binding your quilt easier.
Be sure to watch through to the end to catch all the valuable tips.

Quilt in the Background
Escher by Christopher Weinhold
quilt-agious.com/shop/Escher-Series.htm

Quilt on the table
Kool Kaleidoscope by Ricky Tims
letsquilttogether.com/shop/product/kool-kaleidoscope-2022

How to Square up a Quilt
youtu.be/JHDydShUCow

Timestamps
00:00 Complete Guide to Binding a Quilt
00:24 Tip 1 Sew a Stay Stitch Around Perimeter
00:50 Tip 2 Add 15" to Quilt Perimeter Measurement
02:20 Tip 3 Extending the ends of binding when joining to create the V
05:55 Tip 4 Press seams open before trimming
08:00 Tip 5 Pressing your binding in half with my homemade Binding Board
11:32 Tip 6 Terry's Twist how to wrap your pressed binding so it doesn't tangle
15:25 Tip 7 Pin and flip your binding to ensure you are stitching in the correct spot
17:50 Tip 8 Sew within 2" of the corner, stop, finger press fold, mark, turn and fold back
20:13 Tip 9 Pull the slack from the top thread
24:53 Tip 10 Joining the ends of the binding
26:50 Tip 11 Pin prior to sewing the two binding ends
29:50 Snap Test on attached binding
32:25 Tip 12 Place quilt face up and press the binding out
32:50 Tip 13 Reduce bulk in corners
36:42 Hand Sewing the binding on
39:50 Hand Sewing the mitered corner

-add 15" to the quilt perimeter measurement
-extend the ends of the binding strips to create the V's
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