INSTRUCTIONS
1) CALCULATE THE LENGTH OF BINDING YOU WILL NEED FOR YOUR QUILT
EXAMPLE:
Finished quilt size = 54" × 60"
Finished quilt size = 54" × 60"
- (54" × 2) + (60" × 2) + 10" = 238" (10" extra is added for finishing the binding).
- (238" ÷ 36") = 6.6 yards
- You will need 6.6 ≈ 7 yards of binding for a 54" × 60" finished quilt.
2) WIDTHS TO CUT FOR FLANGE AND MAIN COLOUR STRIPS
- Decide on a binding width you need.
- Use the chart below to get the widths to cut the strips for main colour and the flange.
3) ASSEMBLING & ATTACHING BINDING
- Sew both strips together lengthwise with a 1/4" seam allowance.
Press the seam towards the main colour strip. - Fold the strips over lengthwise (wrong sides facing), line up the top edges and press.
- With right side of quilt down, stitch binding around the edge of the quilt
with a ¼ seam allowance. - Fold binding to the front of the quilt and stitch-in-the-ditch between the
flange and the main colour.
DETERMINE YARDAGE NEEDED FOR BINDING STRIPS
1. CALCULATE NUMER OF STRIPS TO CUT BASED ON YOUR FABRIC WIDTH
EXAMPLE: 238" (length of binding in inches) ÷ 42" (fabric cross grain width) = 5.6 ≈ 6 strips
MAIN STRIPS
2. CALCULATE THE YARDAGE NEEDED FOR YOUR STRIPS
EXAMPLE
- 1.25" x 6 (number of strips needed) = 7.5" + 2" = 9.5" (2" added for uneven edges).
- Yardage needed for main colour strips: 9.5" x 42"
EXAMPLE
- 1.5" x 6 (number of strips needed) = 9" + 2" = 11" (2" added for uneven edges).
- Yardage needed for flange strips: 11" x 42"