Quilt Binding Width For Wall Hanging

A 1 4 seam allowance is by far the most common size.

Quilt binding width for wall hanging.

The seam allowance used to attach the binding should be equal to the desired finished width of your binding. The size of the binding is determined by the size of the seam allowance used when the binding is sewn on and how loosely or tightly the binding is folded to the back. In our example that distance is 2. Sewing with a wider seam will chop off important design elements.

Sometimes 3 8 1 2. Mark this point with a fabric pencil. This will keep the fabric layers from shifting while binding is being applied. So you ve basted and quilted your quilt and you know what kind of fabric you need so let s get started.

Place the loose tail of the binding flat against quilt which means you are laying it over the head of the binding. Where the tail meets the head fold the tail back on itself. All quilting on your project should be finished. Click here for supplies.

If the quilt doesn t have borders a binding sewn to edges with a 1 4 seam is the best choice since that width matches the 1 4 seam allowance that s built in to the edge of most quilt blocks. Binding a quilt is a skill that every. Add these small triangular pieces on top of the backing and beneath the binding of your creation for a finished look. From this fold measure back the same distance as the original cut width of your binding.

Square up the project trimming all layers top batting backing so that they are even. Before applying binding sew a 1 4 around the outside edge. Choose a binding width. In this tutorial i made a twin sized quilt so i cut my fabric into 4 1 2 inch wide strips.

I recommend using this width for twin sized or larger quilts. A quilt hanging sleeve can be permanent or temporary and it can be sewn on after or at the same time you apply binding a hanging sleeve allows a quilt to hang evenly preventing the stretch that nearly always occurs when you secure the project to a wall with a series of pins or other fasteners. Any time you decide to make a new wallhanging quilt pattern. Binding size refers to the width of the finished binding as it appears from the front of the quilt.

You won t have to worry about damaging your wall quilts or your walls if you follow these quilt binding directions. If you re stuck just look at this tutorial for hanging a mini quilt. Double fold binding is cut six times the desired finished binding width plus 1 4 to allow for turn of cloth the fabric take up resulting from folding and wrapping binding around the quilt edge. Corner sleeves work for small quilts.

Start off by cutting your binding fabric into strips.