Quilt Binding Width For Wall Hanging

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.

Quilt binding width for wall hanging.

If you re stuck just look at this tutorial for hanging a mini quilt. 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. From this fold measure back the same distance as the original cut width of your binding. Mark this point with a fabric pencil.

Lap quilts doll quilts and smaller wall hangings are easily displayed by stitching corner pockets into the back side at the top. In our example that distance is 2. 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. Any time you decide to make a new wallhanging quilt pattern.

Sometimes 3 8 1 2. This easy quilting technique will really come in handy throughout the year. Square up the project trimming all layers top batting backing so that they are even. Add these small triangular pieces on top of the backing and beneath the binding of your creation for a finished look.

Choose a binding width. Click here for supplies. All quilting on your project should be finished. 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. Place the loose tail of the binding flat against quilt which means you are laying it over the head of the binding. In this tutorial i made a twin sized quilt so i cut my fabric into 4 1 2 inch wide strips. You won t have to worry about damaging your wall quilts or your walls if you follow these quilt binding directions.

So you ve basted and quilted your quilt and you know what kind of fabric you need so let s get started. Where the tail meets the head fold the tail back on itself. This will keep the fabric layers from shifting while binding is being applied. Do you know what to do once you ve finished your latest wall hanging.

I recommend using this width for twin sized or larger quilts. Before applying binding sew a 1 4 around the outside edge. Binding a quilt is a skill that every. Binding size refers to the width of the finished binding as it appears from the front of the quilt.

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