I'm glad I'm not alone. I am 67 so have no time to waste on the crap that has sweet FA to do with quilting on how their aunt's husband's first cousin once removed daughter's boyfriend's mother's distant cousin...my eyes glaze over and I switch off physically and metaphorically.
There’s an even easier method for finishing binding at a channel called : Pin, Cut, Sew. It’s called no- fuss binding. It’s great. I like this one too.
This was probably the BEST video tutorial regarding machine binding that I have seen - and I've been watching everything regarding quilting for years. I especially appreciated the application of the binding with about an 1/8th of an inch of the quilt backing fabric showing. A light-bulb went off! Why didn't I ever think of that? It's easy to see how this relatively simple step will improve accuracy and appearance. I am FMQ the last two bordered sides of a huge quilt and am actually looking forward to binding it! Always, always looking for an easier or better or more efficient way of doing things and you checked all three boxes. THANK YOU! I believe some folks are born with a knack for teaching that no amount of college can impart. Sharing your knowledge and 'how-to' with others in a way they can understand and put to use - and actually find joy doing so in the process - is a GIFT. Still learning all I can in my 80th year.
You are a great teacher. You encourage, warn about possible mistakes and explain why you are doing what you are doing. I am 80 and have been sewing since I was 12, and you make me want to begin another quilt, using your method of binding. :)
It’s great. I have tried many ways and this works for me. I always got it twisted or too big or small. I did have to watch a few times again, because it’s been a while since I made a quilt.
GREAT tip on joining the binding ends!!! When I first saw one of your videos I remember you saying [after you prepped your fabric for the project] "sew sew sew"....then you'd make an adjustment of some kind and again "sew sew sew". Adorable! You have a great voice and wonderful tutorials. Thank you!!!!! 😀
So glad I found you. Just getting ready to bind a quilt and I always struggle with corners and you explained it so even a 72 year old learner could understand. now I off to bind the quilt. thanks so much.
Hands down the best instructions for doing binding from start to finish! Clear and to the point! Been making quilts for years, and I always get confused making the final join of the binding, you taught me so much! Thank you !
Thank you for this video, I stumbled across it by the catchy title, and to be honest this is the best binding tutorial out there in my opinion. I love your teaching style and you are so right it works EVERYTIME!! I recommend this video to everyone of my quilting friends. Thank you again!!
I have been quilting for 20 years and this is by far the best tutorial for binding. I’m not a very good teacher. But this is the tutorial I will share with my beginner quilters. When I was learning it was always the corners that got me.
Whew! Wish I found you a few years ago. You absolutely demonstrated a very easy and ACCURATE method for joining the ends of binding when finishing a quilt. Your "X" method is the very best one I've seen. I agree with other people here that the way you pointed out the 1/8th inch between strips shown in your video was a life saver. I don't think I'll ever fear putting binding on going forward. However, I just made a big note for myself so I can come back to your tutorial when I do my next one! Thank you a thousand times over. (Ginny L.)
Everybody already said it, but, this is such a clear and positive binding tutorial! I needed a refresh since it has been years since I made my last quilt. This was beautiful. No nonsense, no endless explanations, just the craft and technique that you can tell has come from lots of experience! Also that dang last binding seam trick was amazing.
All these years of trying to figure how to bind. Ugh. I just happened to watch this and it looks simpler when somebody is there to show you how it's done. Thank You!! I couldn't help also but notice the pretty ring on your right hand. 🥰
Thank you for this tutorial!!! I just finished my VERY FIRST quilt today and you took all of the fear out of the binding portion for me. I am SO proud of what I made, and I think without your simple concise instructions I would have been too afraid to finish it!
I love your thoughts and attitude about being repetitive and then once it's in your brain it's there! I am a 75 year old lover of piecing and I am using up my stash! You teach so well🎉 Thank you ❣️❣️
You are so right! I am 47 and was desperate as I couldn't figure out complicated binding and this is just perfect! So simple and perfect! No more fighting and adjusting! 🙂
Thank you! My mum sent me this because she lives on the opposite side of the planet to me. I did my first binding ever and it worked perfectly! So clear
I just finished my first quilt (age 60) & I watched all of your videos (Trip Around the World, Binding, etc.) & I LOVE my finished product! It is glorious & SO much fun to make!! I'm not a novice sewer, but for anyone looking to quilt like a pro, watch Merry Mabel videos - you are no-nonsense, get to it, practical & easy to follow for a great experience! I also have a scrappy Fence Post quilt in the works & am loving it. Wow, I'm becoming an addict and discovering a whole new world of textile art. Thank you for all of your help & inspiration - Lisa🥳
Miss Mary Bell. My name is Marti. And I’m kind of a beginner quilt maker. And the way you have taught me to do binding is absolutely fabulous. I do it exactly how you do it step-by-step. And so far with about four or five quilts that I have made. It has worked every single time perfectly! I love you and I love your videos. Thanks again and God bless you.!!!💕💕🥰
Excellent, passionate narrative (and fine audio+audio quality, too!). Turn on the closed captioning "CC" as you watch, listen and learn for the second time - and drive the message home. These are great production techniques brought to the consumer. Her "muscle memory" references are right on.
I just want to say I'm only 2:55 into your video and honestly have learnt so much already. I live how easy you are making it because I'm just starting out with quilting. I want to say Wow and thank you! Cant wait to finish and see what more i can learn from you!
Great tips! I haven't tried ironing the X at the end either but I will now. 🙂 I'm so happy to hear you encourage quilters to try this method several times before giving up! Once you get a little practice, you'll be surprised at how quickly you can bind by machine and send those quilty hugs out into the world! ♥
Thank you so much for your great video. I have now already made 3 quilts this way. Since my menopausal brain sometimes makes me forget until the next quilt, I am so glad to be able to look at it again before each quilt finish.
I like bigger bindings too. I use 2.5" also, but i am now going to try leaving a little of the quilt showing (instead of lining up the edges of the binding and the quilt) - this is actually grading the seam "as you go", which will result in less bulk at the edge - love it! 😊
This accomplishes the same thing as cutting strips 3" wide or more. Actually, staggering the seam allowances like that will make it ALL less bulky. (Easier to miter corners too.) Next time, I'm going to cut the binding even wider to 3.25" wide and stagger the allowances. Arthritic fingers that are puffy and frozen do not lend themselves well, to tiny maneuvers anymore.
Oh! I think I get this! I only watched it like 50 times trying to understand the little 1/8” your leaving of the quilt edge and how you have enough to wrap around to front. So, yes, I did math and it actually provides you an 1/8” more binding to wrap! And since you graded it, there is less bulk to wrap the binding over. You are sewing 1/4” (2/8’s) from binding edge & 1/8” of quilt which is 3/8” total SA. Until I did the math I wasn’t understanding. The binding is 1.25”=10/8’s. You lose 2/8’s of binding sewing it to back. To wrap to front you have to fold over the 3/8’s total SA, which leaves you 5/8 of binding to the front. However, bulk will take up a smidge maybe but you have at least 1/2” (4/8’s).
I am on my 19th quilt and still have issues with binding. I have never responded to videos I watch ....you are the exception!! I really truly LOVE this way to bind. My corners are pretty!!! The connecting of the binding ends was perfect. I have deleted all the other binding videos I have saved. Your videos and getting right to the point with repititions is great. THANK YOU!!
I have tried and tried, but 2.5 inches does NOT work for me. I cut MOST of my binding strips at 3". I know, the quilt police will have me Drawn & Quartered. But they look beautiful for me this way. I put my pressed binding strip inside a plastic grocery bag and tie it loosely shut. Then, I place it in my sewing garbage pan, so the strip will feed upward to the sewing machine and out of my way. 🎉
Best binding tutorial ever. The X join is a game changer. I went with 3” binding and got the best corners I’ve ever done, and in no time flat! Thank you!
I have been enjoying quilt making for 9 years and binding was hard for me. I watched a number of video’s and some in person demo’s but I like your ‘tricks’ and your delivery and voice tone is so very easy to listen to! Thank you. You have undoubtedly helped many of us. Going to check out more of your video’s!
Love love your video. Same here. I have been binding like this for many uears. I am a common sense kinda quilter. Your video is what youtube use to be. A instructional informative website and not a infomercial for selling products. Thank you
Over the years I've ended up doing everything the same way you show here... except finishing the binding at the end! Until now I haven't been able to get consistent results (even after buying a binding template that is supposed to simplify the process). This is the best explanation I have ever seen and I cant wait to finish my next quilt to try it out!
I'm 16 years old, not the best with sewing and currently making my first quilt and I just couldn't understand binding even after watching a ton of tutorials but this finally made it so easy 🥹 thank you so much! 🫶🏼
“There is a place in society for machine sewn binding” Love it! True words. Thank you for this succinct lesson on binding! Def saving this video to my “best sewing videos” so I can reference it when I need it! Until my muscle memory is firm. Thanks!!
I so appreciate your videos. I have binge watched them all. You are so genuine and direct. So easy to listen to AND you are an excellent quilter. Thank you for taking the time to film these.
I finally got my quilt top finished and this binding tutorial worked like a charm! The way the ends went together left the nicest looking binding I've ever had! Thanks again for sharing!
THE BEST video I've ever watched on how to do binding! Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom. Your tutorial is straight-forward and to the point and you have a very pleasant instructional voice.
Great tutorial with no wasting of time with idle chatter. I thought I was going to learn something new, but that exactly how I do my binding. Best way. 🌷
This worked well. I always struggle with the cut and join part. Thanks for showing how you lay them together. I did this today and it came out right the first time-no twisted binding- no seam ripping. My project looks fantastic.😊
I have been quilting for years, but have never mastered machine binding, your “how to “ video answered many of my questions! Thank you for showing your tips and techniques and how to make perfect binding. I just subscribed so I won’t miss any of your of your future videos! ~~Joyce
I tried your method and was surprised at how easy it was!!! I’m planning to continue with it on all my future quilts, but will have to watch it a few more times until I have it memorized. Thanks for the easy-to-follow instructions.😊
Your channel just popped up on my feed and I wasted little time in subscribing and hitting the bell so I don't miss anything. I love hearing your thought process; it's so helpful. The string quilt tutorial was excellent and I hope all your viewers will make one for themselves. It's the most enjoyable and relaxing quilt I ever made. Pure therapy. Thank you for keeping the video shorter. I only have shorter bits of time so this is appreciated.
For those of us who are directionally challenged, joining ends can be frustrating. It was so easy to get things backward. You are so right about the muscle memory! Once developed for every aspect of quilting, things go much faster/smoothly. I, like many, relied on on Sharon Schambers video. Your video is very straight forward an helpful and will save many time and frustration! A pair of eagle beak tweezers is an MVP on helping to get a crisp corner, as sometimes corners can be finicky. The tweezers make it easier to grip and flip--particularly if one uses
I'm starting my first quilt (a twin size for my daughter's 5th birthday), and this was very helpful!! I'm absolutely going to be using your method when I get to the binding portion. I love how you encouraged muscle memory and figuring out how to do things in a way that works for you and your brain. ❤
Thank you, Dawn. I always have to look this up/ joining the ends& invariably have to redo at least 3x. Your video showed me how to do it right- - being dyslexic- I usually sewed from wrong corner or twisted it. Just watched & did it! Easy- thanks! AmyLouise
Thanks for being so encouraging. I will be binding my first quilt soon and i was feeling completely overwhelmed until i saw this. I have done binding on many other things, just not a full size quilt. Thanks again for a great video!
Fabulous. Thanks. Nothing extraneous. Perfect timing for me as I have almost a dozen baby quilts to donate once they are bound (still have some machine quilting to do) and your tutorial will help give me the practice to make progress on my skills. Hooray for timing!!
This is the best tutorial I’ve seen on binding a quilt. Surprisingly there is not many on here. And I watch hundreds of quilting videos. I loved the clear instructions, visible demonstration and encouragement to practice. I usually like to handsaw my bindings too but like you said, there are times I need to do a binding quicker. Thank you.
This is my go to video for binding my quilts. She does an awesome job of explaining and showing how to made the binding, sew it on, and make those mitered corners that scare the heck out of me. Well, they did until this video! This is a fabulous video with such great information!!
I have just now found this!! Ms. Merry Mabel…if I could hug you I would!! I have been “dabbling” with quilting for a long time. I have always wanted to learn binding because it’s intimidating to me. Your video is PERFECT for me!! Like happy tears!! Thank you thank you thank you for sharing this! I have always pinned and clipped and yada yada but this is just what I needed to see and hear. Your voice and the way you present it and your detail is exactly what I needed. God bless you!
This is some thing I have always struggled with, and you make it look so easy! I nearly always get my ends twisted, so I’m looking forward to watching this while I bind my next quilt. So glad your strip quilt came up on my feed today ❤. Subscribed and hit the bell.
Absolutely the best tutorial I've seen. I've probably watched a dozen different videos and still couldn't get it. This is so clear, even for a beginner and spatially challenged person like me. :). I cannot thank you enough!!
Wow!!!! What a beautiful quilt!!!! I pray I can learn to make them this good!! I’m debating on attempting my first one as a Christmas gift for my mother in law! I’m making aprons for my nieces and daughters and the fabric in using for my nieces I intend to use for my SIL’s apron so it’s like she has a piece of every daughter in there! I was thinking of using leftover fabric from all 4 of the little grand babies aprons to make a quilt for her so she has a piece of every grand baby in there (except for my you vest as she’s only a few months old haha!) this was a great tutorial on binding!! Thank you and may God bless you 🙏🏼❤️
Thanks for sharing! I’ve never seen the end join done like that. Looks simpler than what I usually do. I agree that “There is a great place in society for machine binding.”😉😂❤️
You make this look so easy! Thank you for a perfectly clear tutorial! I am not a quilter and I only know the basics of sewibg, but now I feel I can make any quilt I want 😊❤️
Im a new quilter (at 70 years old), and after viewing several methods, yours looks the easiest. I have a quilt i need to re-do the binding on. Sooooo i will be watching this again to create a groove in my brain. 😊
Oooooh,,, again and again I have watched your video on joining the binding from the starting point to the ending point. Your directions are spot on and the 1/8th space at the joining rule is so exact! Once again thank you 😊 !!!
Have to tell you again how much I appreciate your videos. Finishing up another string block baby quilt and again reviewing how to do the binding. I thought I'd have it down by now, but as long as I have your video I guess my brain says it's ok not to store that info! I have a Pfaff that I do everything on including the free motion quilting. Giving me fits right now as I can only FM on the lowest speed or my stitches skip. It's going in for service next week! Someday space will allow me to get at least a small free motion quilter to play with:) In fact, if I make just 100 more quilts, I would have enough room from using up my stash of fabrics!🤣 New goal!!
Love the tip for joining the binding by pressing to form an ‘x’. I machine stitch all binding but never joined this way. Perfect. Many thanks for sharing. 😊
This is the most detailed video I have seen on binding yet! Thank you so much! I am a beginner and I have searched and searched for information on quilt making and binding and the information I have found says it is for beginners but have left me baffled. This is video is actually for beginners and is easy to understand. Finally, thank you so much!! ❤
Me again! I just this minute finished my first ever quilt and the binding was a breeze thanks to your fantastic video! I ended up with the perfect join - wow! Thanks so much! I have 3 other quilt tops finished, sandwiched and ready to be bound, and then they will be donated. I am so excited! Wooohoooo! Cheers from Minnesota!
Oh my goodness, this is the BEST video about the cutting and sewing of binding that I have come across! Thank you SO much for helping me understand the motions of completing this process!
Absolutely the best tutorial I've seen. No unnecessary waffle, straight to the point! I tried it and it worked perfectly! That "iron in the X method" is genius!! Thank you so much for sharing!!
I am a beginner at quilting. And when it came to binding I would tear my hair out of frustration. I never thought I could bind....your video is the only one that I have been able to learn from. You did an amazing job teaching it and your techniques are the best. Thank you so much for bringing enjoyment to finishing a quilt.
Thank you so much! You explained this so well! I really struggled with closing my binding. I'm on my 4th quilt, a gift for my son. I used this method and it is perfect. And also leaving a little room sewing the binding on would have great when I first started. You ladies on RUclips are such a blessing!
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Love, love, love how you JUST DO IT, without the extremely slow and babbling about unrelated things like so many do! To the point!
I'm glad I'm not alone. I am 67 so have no time to waste on the crap that has sweet FA to do with quilting on how their aunt's husband's first cousin once removed daughter's boyfriend's mother's distant cousin...my eyes glaze over and I switch off physically and metaphorically.
How do you add another binding on an existing binding for decoration ?
Me too!!! Drives me nuts when you see someone's hands while thier talking and nothing else.... ugh!
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Yes! The babble puts me to sleep. I use closed caption feature when I want to learn and not listen to the jabber.
This is the best tutorial I have seen. No faff, no addtional unrelated information. Straight to the point and informative. Thank you!!
Thank you!
The final join tip blew my mind. So simple and yet I had never considered it. Thank you so much!
You're so welcome! So glad you visited.
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There’s an even easier method for finishing binding at a channel called : Pin, Cut, Sew. It’s called no- fuss binding. It’s great. I like this one too.
Ditto! Loved this way!
This was probably the BEST video tutorial regarding machine binding that I have seen - and I've been watching everything regarding quilting for years. I especially appreciated the application of the binding with about an 1/8th of an inch of the quilt backing fabric showing. A light-bulb went off! Why didn't I ever think of that? It's easy to see how this relatively simple step will improve accuracy and appearance. I am FMQ the last two bordered sides of a huge quilt and am actually looking forward to binding it! Always, always looking for an easier or better or more efficient way of doing things and you checked all three boxes. THANK YOU! I believe some folks are born with a knack for teaching that no amount of college can impart. Sharing your knowledge and 'how-to' with others in a way they can understand and put to use - and actually find joy doing so in the process - is a GIFT. Still learning all I can in my 80th year.
Some people are given the "gift" of encouraging words. Thank you for sharing yours with me!
i agree linda !
I agree Linda, I've seen so many quilt-binding videos but none as thorough and easy to follow as this.
Yep! Thank you!
Me too Miss Linda!
This is hands down the most elegant thing I've ever seen in 60+ years of sewing.
Thank you.
I had never seen the "iron in the X method" before. I will try this the next time I bind a quilt. Thanks for sharing.
Hope you like it!
Thank you for not nattering on about life, kids, pets, weather...and getting straight to why we're here...to learn!
Where have you been all my quilting life? I wish I would have seen this years ago. Cannot wait to try this technique.
I'm glad you found us!
You are a great teacher. You encourage, warn about possible mistakes and explain why you are doing what you are doing. I am 80 and have been sewing since I was 12, and you make me want to begin another quilt, using your method of binding. :)
Thank you so much!
It’s great. I have tried many ways and this works for me. I always got it twisted or too big or small. I did have to watch a few times again, because it’s been a while since I made a quilt.
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As a beginner, this is probably the easiest video I’ve watched in a long time. Thank you.
GREAT tip on joining the binding ends!!! When I first saw one of your videos I remember you saying [after you prepped your fabric for the project] "sew sew sew"....then you'd make an adjustment of some kind and again "sew sew sew". Adorable! You have a great voice and wonderful tutorials. Thank you!!!!! 😀
Thank you for the kind and thoughtful comment!
So glad I found you. Just getting ready to bind a quilt and I always struggle with corners and you explained it so even a 72 year old learner could understand. now I off to bind the quilt. thanks so much.
This is the best binding tutorial on RUclips, I'd give it double thumbs up if I could. Thank you.
Wow, thanks!
You’ve explained that so well. I love it when someone generously shares their knowledge and experience !
This video just absolutely saved me! I no longer have a fear of binding quilts. Thank you so so much!
Thank you. I like how you have simplified the steps and made it so much easier to understand.
Hands down the best instructions for doing binding from start to finish! Clear and to the point! Been making quilts for years, and I always get confused making the final join of the binding, you taught me so much! Thank you !
Thank you for your comment. I appreciate you.
Thank you for this video, I stumbled across it by the catchy title, and to be honest this is the best binding tutorial out there in my opinion. I love your teaching style and you are so right it works EVERYTIME!! I recommend this video to everyone of my quilting friends. Thank you again!!
I have been quilting for 20 years and this is by far the best tutorial for binding. I’m not a very good teacher. But this is the tutorial I will share with my beginner quilters. When I was learning it was always the corners that got me.
FIVE attempts but finally success😊 thank you so much. Your quilts are amazing and I know why they won at the Fair😊
Hooray for success!!
Whew! Wish I found you a few years ago. You absolutely demonstrated a very easy and ACCURATE method for joining the ends of binding when finishing a quilt. Your "X" method is the very best one I've seen. I agree with other people here that the way you pointed out the 1/8th inch between strips shown in your video was a life saver. I don't think I'll ever fear putting binding on going forward. However, I just made a big note for myself so I can come back to your tutorial when I do my next one! Thank you a thousand times over. (Ginny L.)
I am so glad that you found it so helpful!! It changed my perspective on binding too!!
Everybody already said it, but, this is such a clear and positive binding tutorial! I needed a refresh since it has been years since I made my last quilt. This was beautiful. No nonsense, no endless explanations, just the craft and technique that you can tell has come from lots of experience! Also that dang last binding seam trick was amazing.
Thank you for watching and for your kind comment.
i have watched dozens of videos YOURS is the best and you could actually SEE what you were doing. Thanks so much!
All these years of trying to figure how to bind. Ugh. I just happened to watch this and it looks simpler when somebody is there to show you how it's done. Thank You!! I couldn't help also but notice the pretty ring on your right hand. 🥰
Thank you for this tutorial!!! I just finished my VERY FIRST quilt today and you took all of the fear out of the binding portion for me. I am SO proud of what I made, and I think without your simple concise instructions I would have been too afraid to finish it!
Wonderful! I am SO happy for you!! HOORAY!!
You are a wonderful teacher . Thank you for sharing! I hope you continue to drop videos.
I love your thoughts and attitude about being repetitive and then once it's in your brain it's there! I am a 75 year old lover of piecing and I am using up my stash! You teach so well🎉 Thank you ❣️❣️
HALLELUJAH!!!
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You are so right! I am 47 and was desperate as I couldn't figure out complicated binding and this is just perfect! So simple and perfect! No more fighting and adjusting! 🙂
Thank you! My mum sent me this because she lives on the opposite side of the planet to me. I did my first binding ever and it worked perfectly! So clear
Wonderful!
I love your teaching style! Even a beginner like me "gets it" the way you teach! Thank you so much!
And even a long-timer like me learned from watching you! Thanks!
I just finished my first quilt (age 60) & I watched all of your videos (Trip Around the World, Binding, etc.) & I LOVE my finished product! It is glorious & SO much fun to make!! I'm not a novice sewer, but for anyone looking to quilt like a pro, watch Merry Mabel videos - you are no-nonsense, get to it, practical & easy to follow for a great experience! I also have a scrappy Fence Post quilt in the works & am loving it. Wow, I'm becoming an addict and discovering a whole new world of textile art. Thank you for all of your help & inspiration - Lisa🥳
I am SO happy you shared this. Fabric and quilting feel so satisfying in the "creation" arena. Thanks for hanging out with us!
Thank you for sharing your method of binding by machine. We can never have too many options in our quilting arsenal.
Thank you so much for the ironing tip. Leaving that little space is what I have been missing! Thanks for sharing your gifts and talents!
Miss Mary Bell. My name is Marti. And I’m kind of a beginner quilt maker. And the way you have taught me to do binding is absolutely fabulous. I do it exactly how you do it step-by-step. And so far with about four or five quilts that I have made. It has worked every single time perfectly! I love you and I love your videos. Thanks again and God bless you.!!!💕💕🥰
Excellent, passionate narrative (and fine audio+audio quality, too!). Turn on the closed captioning "CC" as you watch, listen and learn for the second time - and drive the message home. These are great production techniques brought to the consumer. Her "muscle memory" references are right on.
Thanks for that!
I just want to say I'm only 2:55 into your video and honestly have learnt so much already. I live how easy you are making it because I'm just starting out with quilting. I want to say Wow and thank you! Cant wait to finish and see what more i can learn from you!
Best easiest to follow and sew. Easiest to see what your hand are doing, no sleight of hand stuff .Brilliant.
Glad you liked it!
Great tips! I haven't tried ironing the X at the end either but I will now. 🙂 I'm so happy to hear you encourage quilters to try this method several times before giving up! Once you get a little practice, you'll be surprised at how quickly you can bind by machine and send those quilty hugs out into the world! ♥
Thank you so much for your great video. I have now already made 3 quilts this way. Since my menopausal brain sometimes makes me forget until the next quilt, I am so glad to be able to look at it again before each quilt finish.
I like bigger bindings too. I use 2.5" also, but i am now going to try leaving a little of the quilt showing (instead of lining up the edges of the binding and the quilt) - this is actually grading the seam "as you go", which will result in less bulk at the edge - love it! 😊
This accomplishes the same thing as cutting strips 3" wide or more. Actually, staggering the seam allowances like that will make it ALL less bulky. (Easier to miter corners too.) Next time, I'm going to cut the binding even wider to 3.25" wide and stagger the allowances. Arthritic fingers that are puffy and frozen do not lend themselves well, to tiny maneuvers anymore.
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Oh! I think I get this! I only watched it like 50 times trying to understand the little 1/8” your leaving of the quilt edge and how you have enough to wrap around to front. So, yes, I did math and it actually provides you an 1/8” more binding to wrap! And since you graded it, there is less bulk to wrap the binding over. You are sewing 1/4” (2/8’s) from binding edge & 1/8” of quilt which is 3/8” total SA. Until I did the math I wasn’t understanding. The binding is 1.25”=10/8’s. You lose 2/8’s of binding sewing it to back. To wrap to front you have to fold over the 3/8’s total SA, which leaves you 5/8 of binding to the front. However, bulk will take up a smidge maybe but you have at least 1/2” (4/8’s).
I am on my 19th quilt and still have issues with binding. I have never responded to videos I watch ....you are the exception!! I really truly LOVE this way to bind. My corners are pretty!!! The connecting of the binding ends was perfect. I have deleted all the other binding videos I have saved. Your videos and getting right to the point with repititions is great. THANK YOU!!
Oh thank you! I'm glad it is going better for you!!
I have tried and tried, but 2.5 inches does NOT work for me. I cut MOST of my binding strips at 3". I know, the quilt police will have me Drawn & Quartered. But they look beautiful for me this way. I put my pressed binding strip inside a plastic grocery bag and tie it loosely shut. Then, I place it in my sewing garbage pan, so the strip will feed upward to the sewing machine and out of my way. 🎉
I say that whatever works for you IS the right way!!
I use 3” myself…easy for me this way!
There is no fast rule for your binding size. You do what works for you. 😉
I shall be trying this method, thankyou for such clear instructions and filming.
Thanks a lot for this video. I was struggling with hand sewing evenly. I have done one, not the best, but will keep trying😅
Best binding tutorial ever. The X join is a game changer. I went with 3” binding and got the best corners I’ve ever done, and in no time flat! Thank you!
Nice work!
I have been enjoying quilt making for 9 years and binding was hard for me. I watched a number of video’s and some in person demo’s but I like your ‘tricks’ and your delivery and voice tone is so very easy to listen to! Thank you. You have undoubtedly helped many of us. Going to check out more of your video’s!
Wonderful!
Love love your video. Same here. I have been binding like this for many uears. I am a common sense kinda quilter. Your video is what youtube use to be. A instructional informative website and not a infomercial for selling products. Thank you
Wonderful of you to say!
Over the years I've ended up doing everything the same way you show here... except finishing the binding at the end! Until now I haven't been able to get consistent results (even after buying a binding template that is supposed to simplify the process). This is the best explanation I have ever seen and I cant wait to finish my next quilt to try it out!
I hope you love it!
I'm 16 years old, not the best with sewing and currently making my first quilt and I just couldn't understand binding even after watching a ton of tutorials but this finally made it so easy 🥹 thank you so much! 🫶🏼
I love that you are just beginning!! There is so much FUN to be had!
“There is a place in society for machine sewn binding” Love it! True words. Thank you for this succinct lesson on binding! Def saving this video to my “best sewing videos” so I can reference it when I need it! Until my muscle memory is firm. Thanks!!
Absolutely!!
I so appreciate your videos. I have binge watched them all. You are so genuine and direct. So easy to listen to AND you are an excellent quilter. Thank you for taking the time to film these.
Wow, thank you!
After being on the struggle bus with joining the ends this was pure genius. So much easier than previous techniques. Thank you so much!
So glad!
I finally got my quilt top finished and this binding tutorial worked like a charm! The way the ends went together left the nicest looking binding I've ever had! Thanks again for sharing!
Hooray for success!!
THE BEST video I've ever watched on how to do binding! Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom. Your tutorial is straight-forward and to the point and you have a very pleasant instructional voice.
Wow, thank you!
I use this video every single time I bind a quilt. One would think I could remember it, but alas, I have to use you as my brain. ❤️❤️❤️
However you need to do it!! Glad it works.
I just saved it to a tutorial playlist, so I can refer back to it as well. Perfection.
Great tutorial with no wasting of time with idle chatter. I thought I was going to learn something new, but that exactly how I do my binding. Best way. 🌷
Great to hear!
This worked well. I always struggle with the cut and join part. Thanks for showing how you lay them together. I did this today and it came out right the first time-no twisted binding- no seam ripping. My project looks fantastic.😊
I'm SO glad you "got" it!! Hooray!!
This is absolutely the BEST binding method ever I’ve seen. Thank you
I have been quilting for years, but have never mastered machine binding, your “how to “ video answered many of my questions! Thank you for showing your tips and techniques and how to make perfect binding. I just subscribed so I won’t miss any of your of your future videos! ~~Joyce
I'm so glad!
I tried your method and was surprised at how easy it was!!! I’m planning to continue with it on all my future quilts, but will have to watch it a few more times until I have it memorized. Thanks for the easy-to-follow instructions.😊
Great job! I'm so glad!
Your channel just popped up on my feed and I wasted little time in subscribing and hitting the bell so I don't miss anything. I love hearing your thought process; it's so helpful. The string quilt tutorial was excellent and I hope all your viewers will make one for themselves. It's the most enjoyable and relaxing quilt I ever made. Pure therapy. Thank you for keeping the video shorter. I only have shorter bits of time so this is appreciated.
I always make sure my bobbin thread matches the backing when machine quilting a binding. Great video!
Super!
For those of us who are directionally challenged, joining ends can be frustrating. It was so easy to get things backward. You are so right about the muscle memory! Once developed for every aspect of quilting, things go much faster/smoothly. I, like many, relied on on Sharon Schambers video. Your video is very straight forward an helpful and will save many time and frustration!
A pair of eagle beak tweezers is an MVP on helping to get a crisp corner, as sometimes corners can be finicky. The tweezers make it easier to grip and flip--particularly if one uses
This video is truly deserving of the word “Brilliant”! Your instructions are very clear and you make it look so easy. Thank you!
This is the most perfect binding video. Every single time.
I have hated binding forever.... This has changed my mind!! Thank you! ❤
I'm starting my first quilt (a twin size for my daughter's 5th birthday), and this was very helpful!! I'm absolutely going to be using your method when I get to the binding portion. I love how you encouraged muscle memory and figuring out how to do things in a way that works for you and your brain. ❤
I love that you are going to make your daughter a quilt!! She'll be wrapped in love!
I just did this on a quilt last night and it was a breeze. Great tutorial. Thank you. ❤
Wonderful!
Thank you, Dawn. I always have to look this up/ joining the ends& invariably have to redo at least 3x. Your video showed me how to do it right- - being dyslexic- I usually sewed from wrong corner or twisted it. Just watched & did it! Easy- thanks! AmyLouise
I totally agree!
Thanks for being so encouraging. I will be binding my first quilt soon and i was feeling completely overwhelmed until i saw this. I have done binding on many other things, just not a full size quilt. Thanks again for a great video!
You can do it! You will be amazed at yourself.
Fabulous. Thanks. Nothing extraneous. Perfect timing for me as I have almost a dozen baby quilts to donate once they are bound (still have some machine quilting to do) and your tutorial will help give me the practice to make progress on my skills. Hooray for timing!!
This is the best tutorial I’ve seen on binding a quilt. Surprisingly there is not many on here. And I watch hundreds of quilting videos. I loved the clear instructions, visible demonstration and encouragement to practice. I usually like to handsaw my bindings too but like you said, there are times I need to do a binding quicker. Thank you.
Wow, thank you!
Thanks for this awesome tutorial. I have just made my first quilt. I will be watching this again when I am ready to bind it. 😊
This is my go to video for binding my quilts. She does an awesome job of explaining and showing how to made the binding, sew it on, and make those mitered corners that scare the heck out of me. Well, they did until this video! This is a fabulous video with such great information!!
Wonderful!
One machine to rule them all,
One machine to find them,
One machine to bring them all,
and in the darkness..... BIND them! 0.o
I have just now found this!! Ms. Merry Mabel…if I could hug you I would!! I have been “dabbling” with quilting for a long time. I have always wanted to learn binding because it’s intimidating to me. Your video is PERFECT for me!! Like happy tears!! Thank you thank you thank you for sharing this!
I have always pinned and clipped and yada yada but this is just what I needed to see and hear. Your voice and the way you present it and your detail is exactly what I needed. God bless you!
This is some thing I have always struggled with, and you make it look so easy! I nearly always get my ends twisted, so I’m looking forward to watching this while I bind my next quilt. So glad your strip quilt came up on my feed today ❤. Subscribed and hit the bell.
Absolutely the best tutorial I've seen. I've probably watched a dozen different videos and still couldn't get it. This is so clear, even for a beginner and spatially challenged person like me. :). I cannot thank you enough!!
I'm so glad it helped you!
My favorite part was how you joined the ends of the binding. Genius!
Wow!!!! What a beautiful quilt!!!! I pray I can learn to make them this good!! I’m debating on attempting my first one as a Christmas gift for my mother in law! I’m making aprons for my nieces and daughters and the fabric in using for my nieces I intend to use for my SIL’s apron so it’s like she has a piece of every daughter in there! I was thinking of using leftover fabric from all 4 of the little grand babies aprons to make a quilt for her so she has a piece of every grand baby in there (except for my you vest as she’s only a few months old haha!) this was a great tutorial on binding!! Thank you and may God bless you 🙏🏼❤️
I love your fun idea for a "love" quilt!
Thanks for sharing! I’ve never seen the end join done like that. Looks simpler than what I usually do. I agree that “There is a great place in society for machine binding.”😉😂❤️
Thanks for watching!
Been quilting many years but this video is the best for binding tips, especially the final seam.
Glad you enjoyed it!
You make this look so easy! Thank you for a perfectly clear tutorial! I am not a quilter and I only know the basics of sewibg, but now I feel I can make any quilt I want 😊❤️
You can do it!
I love doing my binding this way. Thanks for the tip of throwing it over your shoulder to keep it out of the way.
I can't tell you how many times I have watched this. My bindings come out awesome! Thank you! 😊
Fantastic! I appreciate you!
Finally, a beautiful way to sew binding ALL by Machine! Your tutorial made my LIFE!!
I've been doing the final join like this for years. So simple - no expensive tools. It works every time! Thanks so much for sharing it
Great to hear!
Im a new quilter (at 70 years old), and after viewing several methods, yours looks the easiest. I have a quilt i need to re-do the binding on. Sooooo i will be watching this again to create a groove in my brain. 😊
Enjoy!
Oooooh,,, again and again I have watched your video on joining the binding from the starting point to the ending point. Your directions are spot on and the 1/8th space at the joining rule is so exact! Once again thank you 😊 !!!
You are so welcome! I'm happy it has been a good thing for you!
Have to tell you again how much I appreciate your videos. Finishing up another string block baby quilt and again reviewing how to do the binding. I thought I'd have it down by now, but as long as I have your video I guess my brain says it's ok not to store that info! I have a Pfaff that I do everything on including the free motion quilting. Giving me fits right now as I can only FM on the lowest speed or my stitches skip. It's going in for service next week! Someday space will allow me to get at least a small free motion quilter to play with:) In fact, if I make just 100 more quilts, I would have enough room from using up my stash of fabrics!🤣 New goal!!
I love your goal!! Owning a quilt machine is the best purchase EVER!!! Better than a car.
Love the tip for joining the binding by pressing to form an ‘x’. I machine stitch all binding but never joined this way. Perfect. Many thanks for sharing. 😊
Glad it was helpful!
My dear lady 🥰 you just made cornering and ending the binding the easiest ever.
Thank you ‼️
Mary Lou
Glad it was helpful!
wow been sewing for decades the tip to create the perfect joint at the end by ironing the X in is brilliant! thanks
Fantastic!
I remember trying to learn this from a PBS show and book back in the 90s. You ROCKED the explanation and demonstration. I get it now
Cool, thanks!
WOW you sew like a PRO, thanks for helping me to grow 😀🪴😀🪴🎉😊
Any time!
This is the most detailed video I have seen on binding yet! Thank you so much! I am a beginner and I have searched and searched for information on quilt making and binding and the information I have found says it is for beginners but have left me baffled. This is video is actually for beginners and is easy to understand. Finally, thank you so much!! ❤
Glad it was helpful!
Me again! I just this minute finished my first ever quilt and the binding was a breeze thanks to your fantastic video! I ended up with the perfect join - wow! Thanks so much! I have 3 other quilt tops finished, sandwiched and ready to be bound, and then they will be donated. I am so excited! Wooohoooo! Cheers from Minnesota!
Love hearing from you about your success!!
Oh my goodness, this is the BEST video about the cutting and sewing of binding that I have come across! Thank you SO much for helping me understand the motions of completing this process!
Absolutely the best tutorial I've seen. No unnecessary waffle, straight to the point! I tried it and it worked perfectly! That "iron in the X method" is genius!! Thank you so much for sharing!!
I love hearing about success!!
I am a beginner at quilting. And when it came to binding I would tear my hair out of frustration. I never thought I could bind....your video is the only one that I have been able to learn from. You did an amazing job teaching it and your techniques are the best. Thank you so much for bringing enjoyment to finishing a quilt.
I am so grateful to hear that you were helped. I hope you continue your quilting journey as you gain skills you will love it more and more. Hugs.
Your method of joining binding is such a game changer! I love how you explain everything. So easy to understand!
I'm so glad!
Thank you so much! You explained this so well! I really struggled with closing my binding. I'm on my 4th quilt, a gift for my son. I used this method and it is perfect. And also leaving a little room sewing the binding on would have great when I first started. You ladies on RUclips are such a blessing!
I think your demonstration is to the point and simpler . Its easy to understand . Thanks so much from the bottom of my heart . Loved it
Glad it was helpful!