- 1). Open up the double-fold bias tape binding to expose the inner raw edge.
- 2). Pin the binding, starting in the middle of one side of the quilt, so the long raw edge of the binding matches up with the raw edges of the quilt itself. Use straight pins to attach the binding all the way to the corner of the quilt, keeping the bias tape open with the pins as you go. Place a pin 3/8 inch in from the corner of the quilt and stop pinning there.
- 3). Insert the quilt into the sewing machine and sew from your starting point to the final pin you placed. Make your straight stitches 3/8 inch in from the edge of the quilt, parallel to the quilt edge. Stop at the final pin and backstitch a few stitches, then remove the quilt from the sewing machine.
- 4). Fold the bias tape binding out to the side of the quilt, perpendicular to the side you are sewing. This will create a fold in the binding that is at a 45-degree angle. Preserve this fold and bring the bias tape back toward the inside of the quilt, lining it up with the next quilt edge that you will stitch. Pin this side as you did with the first.
- 5). Put the quilt back into the machine and sew all along the new quilt edge, 3/8 inch in from the edge. The folds you created in Step 4 will create a mitered corner on the quilt.
- 6). Repeat Steps 4 and 5 until you have sewn the binding all around the perimeter of the quilt. When you come to your starting point, fold in the short ends of your bias tape and overlap it slightly with your starting edge to finish the top half of the binding.
- 7). Trim the edges of the quilt top fabric, batting and backing fabric to 1/4 inch outside the raw edge of the bias tape binding.
- 8). Fold the binding up and over the exposed edges of the quilt, smoothing out the corners as you go. Make sure the bias tape is folded under on the free edge and use a sewing needle and thread to sew it down on the back of the quilt. Keep your stitches close to the edge of the bias tape, then tie a knot to secure it.
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