Quilt Binding Width For Wall Hanging

Binding size refers to the width of the finished binding as it appears from the front of the quilt.

Quilt binding width for wall hanging. Choose a binding width. Click here for supplies. Before applying binding sew a 1 4 around the outside edge. If you re stuck just look at this tutorial for hanging a mini quilt.

Do you know what to do once you ve finished your latest wall hanging. Place the loose tail of the binding flat against quilt which means you are laying it over the head of the binding. From this fold measure back the same distance as the original cut width of your binding. Lap quilts doll quilts and smaller wall hangings are easily displayed by stitching corner pockets into the back side at the top.

All quilting on your project should be finished. This will keep the fabric layers from shifting while binding is being applied. Any time you decide to make a new wallhanging quilt pattern. Start off by cutting your binding fabric into strips.

You won t have to worry about damaging your wall quilts or your walls if you follow these quilt binding directions. A 1 4 seam allowance is by far the most common size. Sewing with a wider seam will chop off important design elements. Add these small triangular pieces on top of the backing and beneath the binding of your creation for a finished look.

Sometimes 3 8 1 2. Mark this point with a fabric pencil. So you ve basted and quilted your quilt and you know what kind of fabric you need so let s get started. 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.

Where the tail meets the head fold the tail back on itself. 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. In this tutorial i made a twin sized quilt so i cut my fabric into 4 1 2 inch wide strips.

Corner sleeves work for small quilts. The seam allowance used to attach the binding should be equal to the desired finished width of your binding. 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.

Binding a quilt is a skill that every.