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(How to miter corners, join the
ends & hand-stitch the binding)
Sharp Mitered Corners Set (Prep-Tool + Bohin Pencil)
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The secret to achieving a sharp mitered corner is to stop sewing at the correct distance from the edge. Eliminate the guesswork with Guidelines4Quilting's Prep-Tool and the Bohin Mechanical Pencil.
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For sharp mitered corners, you need to
stop sewing at the correct distance from the edge.
Take the guesswork out with the Prep-Tool by Guidelines4Quilting and the Bohin Mechanical Pencil.
Sharp Mitered Corner Set
(Prep-Tool + Bohin Pencil)
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2) Join the Ends
Join the strips' ends with the same diagonal seam we used to join the strips, forming a square with the overlapped part.
When we first joined the strips, the overlapped part formed a 2½" square, as outlined in green.
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to view all 12 steps below:
1) Overlap the ends of the strips.
2) Since we started with a 2 1/2" strip, we want the overlapped part to be 2 1/2".
3) Line the edge of the Fabric Guide up to the bump created by the end of the strip underneath.
Mark along the edge of the ruler where the strip on top overlaps the strip underneath by 2½".
4) Cut on the line you marked, and the strips will now overlap each other by 2½".
5) Open both strips. Then fold & clip the quilt top between them to bring the ends closer together.
6) Rotate one strip so that you can line them up, right sides together at a 90-degree angle, just like you did when you joined the strips.
The overlapped section will be a 2½" square. Put a pin in just above the center of the square as shown.
7) Unfold the quilt top and check to see that the strip will lay flat. You may need to rotate the top strip in the opposite direction if the binding is twisted and won't lay flat.
8) Refold the top and mark from corner to corner.
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12) Finish stitching the binding to the top, back-stitching
where you start and stop.
3) Hand-Stitch the Binding
to the Back of the Quilt
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to view all 19 steps below:
1) Fold the strip up and press it flat to prepare to fold it to the back.
2) Use a sharp, hand-sewing needle. A needle designed for applique works well.
Thread the needle using about 18 inches of matching thread. Much longer than that can get tangled and form knots as you are working it through the fabric.
3) Use a single thread, not doubled, and tie a quilter's knot at the end.
Note: To make a quilter's knot, wrap the end of the thread three times around the needle. Then pull the needle through, hanging on to the loops to pull the knot tight.
4) Leave about a 6" tail on the end of the thread without a knot, so the single strand won't come out as you pull it through.
5) Start somewhere in the middle and bury your knot under the binding strip.
6) Fold the binding to the back of the quilt over the knot, and clip it in place.
The Knot and the end of the thread will be hidden under the binding.
7) Take a stitch into the backing and batting, being careful not to go all the way through to the other side.
Go from ⅛" to ¼", parallel to the binding strips folded edge, then come up and catch a little bite of the edge of the binding.
8) Go back into the backing and batting right at the same spot and go another ⅛" to ¼" and again up into the edge of the binding.
This is called a "Blind Stitch" and it gives a very attractive, almost invisible finish.
9) This shows the little bites into the binding in white, but with matching thread, they will be practically invisible.
Every few stitches, gently pull the thread tight to take out any slack and bury the stitches.
10) When you run out of thread, make a loop and pull the needle through to make a knot.
11) Run the needle through a spot under the binding to hide the thread and then cut off any remaining tail.
12) When you get to a corner, take one last bite of the binding right at the seam line from where you machine-stitched the binding to the front.
13) You will need to manipulate the fabric to form nice 45º miters on both the front and back.
Then take a bite out of the binding in the folded corner.
14) Run the needle up between the layers of binding right along the 45º folded edge.
15) Take a couple of tiny stitches, catching both sides of the miter, to close and secure it in place.
16) You can slip the needle all the way through to the front to secure the miter on the front side also.
17) Slip the needle back through to the back side coming out near the corner.
18) Continue blind-stitching all the way around.
19) When you get back where you started, tie a knot and then bury the thread going back in right at the knot, between the layers, and then clip off any remaining tail.
Done!
Your quilt is now bound with a durable double layer of binding and practically invisible stitching.
Super Easy Seam Guide Setter
Sew accurate scant ¼" seams for
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- Precise set-in-seams
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Super Easy Seam Guide Setter
Sew accurate scant ¼" seams for pointy points & accurate patches
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I put it on right away and have had great success with keeping my 1/4” seams accurate.”
