Quilts & More - USA (2020 - Summer)

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102 Quilts & More | SUMMER 2020

1. Cut strips in the
   width specifi ed in
   project instructions.
   Join binding strips
   with diagonal
   seams to make one
   long binding strip.
   Trim seams to ¼ ";
   press open.


2. Trim batting and
   backing fabric
   even with quilt top
   edges; machine-
   baste a scant^1 ⁄ 4 "
   from quilt top
   edges if desired.
   3. Stop sewing when
   you reach a distance
   from the corner
   that is equal to your
   seam allowance (for
   example, for a ¼ "
   seam allowance,
   stop ¼ " from the
   corner). Backstitch,
   then clip the
   threads. Remove
   quilt from under
   the sewing-machine
   presser foot.

With wrong side

inside, fold one

end of binding strip

under 1"; press.

Fold strip in half

lengthwise, wrong

side inside; press.

Align raw edge

of binding strip

with raw edge of

quilt along one

edge; don’t start

at a corner. Begin

stitching binding

to quilt 2" from

folded end.

4. Fold the
   binding strip
   perpendicularly,
   creating a
   45-degree
   diagonal fold,
   and fi nger-press.


5. Holding diagonal
   fold in place with
   your fi nger, bring
   binding strip across
   in line with the
   next raw edge of
   quilt top, making a
   vertical fold. Start
   sewing again over

the vertical fold,

stitching through all

layers. Sew around

quilt, turning—

or mitering—

each corner in

same manner.

6. When you return to
   the starting point,
   encase the binding
   strip’s raw end
   inside the folded
   end. Finish sewing
   to starting point.
   Backstitch to secure.

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