Annie Smith is Going to Help You Create the Perfect Binding

BERNINA WeAllSew Annie Smith

Quilt author, teacher, and judge, Annie Smith writes, "One recurring problem with quilts entered for competition is the binding: unfilled binding, overfilled binding, uneven binding and the trend to stitch the binding to the back of the quilt and topstitch it on the front. In all my years of judging, I have seen just one quilt that had perfectly machine top-stitched binding on it. The rest were marked down because of the problems with inaccurate stitching."

In this post, Annie will give you all of her tips and tricks for accurate binding, some you may know and some that will be new to you. Annie is going to take you step by step.

Star Members can watch Annie in Show 209: Fabric Detective.

Comments

#6 Kathryn S. 2020-08-31 17:04

Hi Annie,
I am new to quilting and found your instructions through a Google search. Lucky me! Thank you so much. Your directions are great! They are easy to follow, and my bindings have turned out well.

#5 Linda B 2018-06-19 10:14

I am surprised that a special quilt would be used on the bed without placing the top sheet underneath long enough to fold OVER it, thus preventing whisker burn or body oils from touching the quilt. In fact, years ago, an extra flap was integrated into the back of the top binding to fold over the top edge at night to mitigate whisker burn!

#4 Linda B 2018-06-19 10:08

I am surprised that you would put on a bed a quilt without placing the top sheet underneath, long enough to fold OVER the edge of the quilt, preventing your husband's whiskers or any body oils from touching it. In fact, long ago, a fold-over flap was integrated into the binding to mitigate the whisker wear problem.

#3 Marlette0613 2018-06-10 16:18

Thank you, Annie. I did pick up a couple of tips on steps that I never quite understood what I did wrong. Putting the ends of the binding together was always a "cross my fingers" operations.

Lynndi, Thee were questions on my "picture blanks" too. I clicked on the ? mark and the photo appeared on a separate page. Not ideal but better than trying to imagine what Annie was describing.
I agree, the tutorial should be complete as expected.

#2 Lynndi 2018-06-10 13:02

I see questions about the "missing" instructions between the cutting off the triangle piece on the fold and positioning the fabric to cut the bias strips I have that same question and would like to see some answers to those concerns. The tutorial is wonderful but that part needs to be addressed for it to be really helpful. Is there any way that Annie can be notified she has some curious quilters out here?
Thanks..

#1 elaine 2018-06-10 10:31

I always cut mine 2 1/2",because someone taught me this method,but will try the way you do.Thanks

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