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How to Make a Cotbed Quilt for Beginners, Step 9: Binding Your Quilt

April 9, 2013 By jbmumofone 15 Comments

With all the quilting completed it is time for the final step, binding your quilt.

Before we tackle our binding fabric it is time to tidy up the quilt.  Using your ruler, cutting mat and rotary cutter carefully remove all the excess batting and backing fabric from your quilt.

Trim edges of quilt

Next cut your binding strips.  You will need four strips measuring 2.5″ wide and the length will be approximately 42″, or whatever the width of the fabric you ordered.

Trim the selvage edges of each strip.

Binding quilt fabric

Now take two of your strips, place right sides together and align one edge. Pin and then bring this to your machine and sew, again allowing a 1/4″ seam allowance by aligning with the edge of your presser foot.  It is important now to try and match your thread  colour to your fabric colour.

Binding your quilt

Repeat at the opposite end with the next strip and continue until you have sewn all four pieces together into one long strip.

Press seams open then fold strip in half lengthways, right sides facing outwards, and press right along the entire length of your binding.

Next bring the raw edges in line with the raw edge of THE BACK your quilt beginning approximately half way along one of your edges. It doesn’t matter which edge just don’t start at a corner. Pin every few inches.
pinning your quilt binding

When you get to a corner fold your strip upwards at a 45° angle, then unfold and place a pin at the corner, again along a 45° angle, along the crease that you just made. Then fold upwards again over the pin and insert another pin at the same angle. Fold downwards now, with your binding strip now in line with next edge of your quilt and place a third and final pin at the same corner again at the same angle.
Mitred quilt corners

You should now have a kind of triangle shape pointing up between the pins as shown.

Continue to pin around edges and corners as shown.

When you get back near to the start fold both edges backwards so that the ends of the strips meet up and press flat.

Pin together and then bring to your machine and sew together matching up the creases.
Joining up edges of quilt binding

Then trim down to approx 1/4″ from seam and press fabric open and flat. Eventually we will sew straight over this as shown in (6.) above.

Now your complete binding is pinned and ready to sew!

Halfway along one edge align the edge of your quilt with the edge of your presser foot and begin to sew.

When approaching the corner sew right up next to your pin, holding the triangle back out of the way, stopping at the pin, approximately 1/4″ inch from the edge of the quilt.  Backstitch a little and stop here, cutting your thread.

Mitred quilt corners

Remove this pin, fold your triangle down now so that strip lies flat along the next side of your quilt. Pin down. Remove remaining two pins.

Now spin your quilt around and begin sewing the next side of your quilt starting at 1/4″ from the edge, again remembering to backstitch a little at the start.

Mitred quilt corners

Continue until the whole of your binding has been sewn to the back of your quilt.

At this stage it is a good idea to press your binding open before beginning to hand-finish your quilt.

Fold your binding over to the front side of your quilt, making sure that you cover your machine stitching, pin and hand-sew into place using an invisible stitch. You may need to trim away stray threads and fraying edges as you go.
Hand finish quilt binding

When you get to the corners you should find with just a little bit of manipulation that it folds into a nice, neat mitred corner as shown.

Binding quilt corners

Continue until your binding is fully sewn into place and….

VOILA!

Congratulations! You have finished your quilt!

Please do let me know how you got on. I would love to know.

Well done folks!

Time to start planning the next one….

(I am just finishing off the last bit of binding on mine and will add pics here as soon as it  is done.  It had better be soon as my neighbour’s baby is due in four days!)

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Comments

  1. Debra Owen says

    May 7, 2013 at 17:10

    I am a bit more than a beginner but want to be able to teach a little class to some friends and your instructions are great. You are very clear and the pictures are very good as well. Thank you so much.

    Reply
  2. Sandra Vanner says

    November 26, 2013 at 21:05

    Great instructions – I am a beginner also and found this so easy to follow. Thank you it was a tremendous help. With every good wish from here in Northern Ireland

    Reply
    • jbmumofone says

      August 16, 2014 at 18:59

      Oh that is lovely to hear, thank you 🙂

      Reply
  3. Debora Everard says

    April 23, 2014 at 09:09

    Inspired me to have a go , thank you ! Excellent instructions !

    Reply
    • jbmumofone says

      April 23, 2014 at 16:20

      Oh great! Let me know how you get on!

      Reply
  4. Jessica Lonard says

    May 18, 2014 at 23:06

    I found your page through Pinterest and have bookmarked it to have a go doing this. Thank you for all your hard work making this tutorial!

    Reply
  5. Carolyn wilkins says

    May 26, 2014 at 03:44

    Great instructions! I just finished two quilt tops the pinwheel pattern and was wondering how you would recommend quilting. One is for a single bed and the other is for double bed. I wish I knew how to send a picture to you. Carolyn

    Reply
  6. Pauline says

    August 15, 2014 at 16:42

    Thank you for the easy instructions. I have always wanted to make a quilt using up left-over fabrics but was too scared to try it. Now I feel ready!

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    • jbmumofone says

      August 16, 2014 at 18:59

      Oh great! Well if you need any help just shout 🙂

      Reply
  7. riggiesue says

    March 24, 2015 at 20:44

    having just purchased a machine, some materials and cutting tools, I am eager to get on with my very first quilt. I have searched the net for beginners tips etc and find yours so easy to follow and am going to now have a go. thank you so much for this. its been a great inspiration. 🙂

    Reply
  8. Jenna says

    September 8, 2015 at 22:50

    I am so confused on the last step!! I have reread the directions 10 times and still am lost!

    Reply
  9. Aileen Stewart says

    March 16, 2017 at 14:42

    well having never attempted making a quilt before I read through all of your instructions, most helpful, wish me luck as ill be starting this on Monday. hope its as easy as you’ve made it look.
    aileen x

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    • jbmumofone says

      March 29, 2017 at 13:41

      It really is! Best of luck and if you need any help just shout!

      Reply
  10. Ruth says

    March 20, 2018 at 09:41

    Am halfway through my cot bed quilt project and am so grateful to you for posting the clear instructions on here. I have also bought a quilting book but find I am using your instructions instead as are they much easier to follow.

    Reply

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    […] Good luck!  The hard work is nearly over and then you will be ready for Step 9: Binding your quilt. […]

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