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charisstomaTwo-Toned Fold-Over Binding - How-to Part 1
https://quiltersmart.com/blogs/main/two-toned-fold-over-binding-how-to-part-1?utm_source=Quilters+Mart&utm_campaign=3d8fa062d8-Email_Blog&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_91696e9ffb-3d8fa062d8-13864445&mc_cid=3d8fa062d8&mc_eid=8eca0746da
This method of binding requires absolutely NO hand sewing.
1. Pick your fabrics
Pick a couple fabrics from the quilt top itself to tie things together, but you have complete free reign to use your creativity! You could even do both of them the same color for a more subtle look.
2. Cut strips
The strips should be 1.75 inches and 1.5 inches wide. The wider one is the one that will be the accent piece, tucked on the inside. In the example above, the wider strips were the blue/teal color. Cut enough strips to go around the perimeter of your quilt.
3. Sew like strips together
Easy peasy - sew them end to end to make looooooong tails.
4. Press seams open
On your long tails, press the seams open. This will make them less thick and easier to sew over when you’re attaching them to each other and to the quilt itself.
5. Sew both strips together
Sew the right-sides of your two “tails” together, length wise. After you do this, you will have one gigantic “tail”.
6. Press seam towards the thin side
To make folding easier, you’ll want to press your seam on your gigantic “tail” towards the “thin” side. What this means, is you press the seam towards the strip that is 1.5 in wide. In the example above, that meant pressing towards the navy blue.
7. Fold in half and iron
Next, you’ll fold the “tail” in half and press it right down the middle. When you do this, you’ll see that the thicker strip (in the example, the blue/teal) shows on both sides of the pressed “tail”. This is intentional, as you’ve now created the two-toned look.
You are now ready to attach your binding strips to the quilt top!
https://quiltersmart.com/blogs/main/two-toned-fold-over-binding-how-to-part-1?utm_source=Quilters+Mart&utm_campaign=3d8fa062d8-Email_Blog&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_91696e9ffb-3d8fa062d8-13864445&mc_cid=3d8fa062d8&mc_eid=8eca0746da
This method of binding requires absolutely NO hand sewing.
1. Pick your fabrics
Pick a couple fabrics from the quilt top itself to tie things together, but you have complete free reign to use your creativity! You could even do both of them the same color for a more subtle look.
2. Cut strips
The strips should be 1.75 inches and 1.5 inches wide. The wider one is the one that will be the accent piece, tucked on the inside. In the example above, the wider strips were the blue/teal color. Cut enough strips to go around the perimeter of your quilt.
3. Sew like strips together
Easy peasy - sew them end to end to make looooooong tails.
4. Press seams open
On your long tails, press the seams open. This will make them less thick and easier to sew over when you’re attaching them to each other and to the quilt itself.
5. Sew both strips together
Sew the right-sides of your two “tails” together, length wise. After you do this, you will have one gigantic “tail”.
6. Press seam towards the thin side
To make folding easier, you’ll want to press your seam on your gigantic “tail” towards the “thin” side. What this means, is you press the seam towards the strip that is 1.5 in wide. In the example above, that meant pressing towards the navy blue.
7. Fold in half and iron
Next, you’ll fold the “tail” in half and press it right down the middle. When you do this, you’ll see that the thicker strip (in the example, the blue/teal) shows on both sides of the pressed “tail”. This is intentional, as you’ve now created the two-toned look.
You are now ready to attach your binding strips to the quilt top!
