Binding a Quilt Part 1

My cat Luna got me out of bed at 4 am, so I thought I’d use the time to research quilt binding online.  Previous to now, I have been making my own straight grain binding using a bias tape maker.  The result is a single fold binding I attached to the quilt by machine in one step.  The problems with this method are

• difficult to attach front and back at same time, sometimes requiring me to re-sew parts,
• single fold means a single layer of fabric means not as durable.

The traditional method is to machine sew the binding to one side and hand sew the other side. These links illustrate that:

• CrazyMomQuilts
• HeatherBailey
• Invisible Ladder Stitch for Quilt Binding
• Quilt Along 15: Making and Sewing Binding
• Making and Attaching Quilt Binding
• Binding with Elmer’s School Glue
• How to Bind a Quilt

I went looking for a 100% machine sewn binding. This is what I found:

• Machine Binding Tutorial
• How to Attach Quilt Binding by Machine
• YouTube – Quilting Binding Finished by Machine

These are miscellaneous links:

• Try This Quilt Binding Technique: Eliminate Corner Bulk!
• Single fold binding
• Double-Fold French Binding – Creating the Binding
• Self Binding
• QuiltPox.com Calculators
• Quilt Binding: Joining Ends, Marci Baker of Alicia’s Attic
• Binding a Quilt by machine – the corner
• Mitered Binding for Different Angles
• Finishing odd edges
• Facings: An Alternative to Traditional Bindings
• Moonlight quilters binding tips
• cutting bias strips
• Bias Tape: How To Make It & Attach It – Sew4Home

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