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August 31st, 2015, 11:10 PM
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Connecting the ends of binding without a binding tool
I know that a lot of people have shared that they find it confusing when they try to connect the ends of their quilt binding. For years I fumbled my way through it. I'd eventually get it, but it was trial and error and I never really knew how I got there. lol I tried the binding tool, but couldn't make heads or tails of it. So I decided to take pictures of what I did so I would have it to look at for reference. So I'm hoping this may help someone (or it may confuse them more). LOL I've never done this before so it may not be as clear as I think it is. Forgive me if that is the case.
Instructions are above the pictures.
1. Starting in the middle of one side of the quilt, stitch on the binding leaving a 15 loose tail at the beginning of the binding. (I leave more than most people suggest, but I find it much easier to do if I have plenty of room to work.) Stitch the binding around the quilt edge, stopping 15 before your starting point and leaving a 15 length of binding loose at the end.
2. Lay the quilt with the edge toward you and overlap the bindings left side over the right side. If the underneath binding is too long to lay flat, trim it a little.

Then about half-way between the beginning and ending stitching, mark a straight line.

3. Shift the top (left) binding down slightly and mark the bottom (right) binding directly under the mark that is on the top binding.

4. Now open right binding, right side up, and mark the entire width as shown in the picture. Open the left binding, wrong side up and mark it using the mark that you made in step 2 as a guide. The mark on step 2 is actually on the right side of the fabric, but you will be marking the wrong side in this step.

5. Now place the bindings as shown in the picture below.
Notice where the markings are. Pin in place.


6. Mark a line diagonally. You will be stitching on this line.

7. After stitching, trim seam to 1/4 and press open. Also, repress the fold-line of the binding in this area.
8. Place the binding along the quilt edge and stitch.

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