S T
Once you have attached the quilt top to the back
fabric and stitched in the ditch for each block, trim
away the excess back fabric to meet your 1⁄2” seam
allowance.
In order to create the binding strip, use a 2” wide
strip of fabric that is at least 2” longer than the
perimeter of your quilt.
U V
Place the binding strip right side down along the
edge of the quilt top, Fold the starting edge back to
make a triangle, creating a finished start and stop
point, and pin together to prevent shifting.
Sew 1⁄2” from the raw edges, removing pins as you
go.
W X
Sew using a ½” seam allowance, stopping ½” from
the corner, then sew at a 45 degree angle to the
edge of the binding. Fold the binding back on itself,
perpendicular to the seam you have just stitched.
Fold the binding up and over itself, aligning the raw
edges of the un-stitched binding with the next edge
of the quilt. Pin in place.
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