Quilting: Alternative Mitered Binding Join

Sunday, January 14, 2018

Just a recap of the Mitered Edge Binding Finishing that I've been using on my curvy Christmas Tree Skirt quilts lately, rather than the traditional join. The benefit to this alternative model is that it is much easier to perform on a curvy edge (say, if you started attaching binding on the interior of an Xmas tree skirt quilt). The downside for this method is that instead of getting a sewn seam, you simply get a folded join, but that doesn't seem to be a terribly big deal.

Related BYOV Posts Finish Binding with a Mitered Fold | Traditional Binding Join with a Mitered Seam | Finish Binding with a Mitered Seam

1. Open binding up, align one edge with quilt. Fold the other corner down over to the edge, forming a right triangle.
   
   
2. Sew the triangle down and along the edge for a few inches.
   
   
3. Close the binding up and begin sewing both raw edges of binding to the quilt edge, as usual.
   
   
4. Attach binding around perimeter of quilt.
5. When you get within a few inches of the beginning, trim the binding so it will overlap a few inches of the open binding.
   
   
6. Tuck binding end into open beginning binding, fold over.
   
   
7. Sew binding edges down, until you reach where you originally closed the binding at the beginning.
   
   
8. Fold the bias binding over the quilt edge, and sew to back of quilt, as usual.
   
   
9. Completed mitered bias binding join. Hand-stitch fold closed with a few stitches, if desired.
   
   

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Triangle Christmas Tree Skirt Quilt Tutorial Posts:

1. Equilateral Triangle Quilted Xmas Tree Skirt: Cutting Equilateral Triangles
2. Triangle Christmas Tree Skirt Tutorial: Sewing the Triangles
3. How To Add Flange to a Quilt Block
4. How To Piece Together Low Loft Quilt Batting
5. Quilting the Triangle Xmas Tree Skirt Quilt
6. How To Make Continuous Bias Binding
7. How To Connect Binding with a Mitered Seam
8. How To: Alternative Mitered Binding Join
9. How To Attach Bias Binding to a Quilt
10. Triangle Christmas Tree Skirt Overview