The final roundup in our series of quilting tips involves the finishing work. Some people like to make their quilt tops and then send them out for quilting & binding, but if you’d like to try the whole process from start to finish – these tips will walk you through it!
Tips for Making Quilts, Part 3: Quilting, Sandwiching, & Binding
21. The Kwik Klip tool really helps you wrangle those safety pins when sandwiching a quilt! Here’s how.
22. The walking foot can be your best friend when you’re trying to sew through the layers of a quilt.
23. Handmade labels are a fun & simple way to put your own signature on the quilts you make.
24. Our post on quilting & stitching will walk you through building a sandwich and using free motion stitching techniques.
25. In some cases, it’s good to be biased! Let’s talk straight grain vs. bias for quilt binding.
26. If you want to make easy binding, here’s a tutorial on making straight grain binding that should help.
27. If you prefer to work on the bias, we’ll walk you through the steps on how to calculate the bias you’ll need …
28. … and how to make it for yourself instead of buying it at the store.
29. School supplies come in handy when it’s time to bind a quilt!
30. We’ll walk you through how to bind a quilt in a snap. It’s easy, we promise!
31. When your quilt is all finished, we’ll even show you how to hang it on the wall!
We hope you’ve enjoyed this roundup, and that our tips & tricks have inspired you to make more quilts. Leave a comment below with your own favorite quilting tips!
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Comments & Reviews
Thanks so much for sharing these great quilting tips, I was looking for a tip on how to cut the bias for a quilt, the diagram you share on this post helped me a lot!