Aunt Marti's 52 Quilts - Susie's Magic Binding Tutorial

hi I'm your aunt Marty from 52 quilts in 52 weeks the most popular post on my blog has to be Susie's magic binding now if you're anything like me you hate hand stitching down binding a few years ago when I went to quote camp in Idaho one of my friends Suzy taught me this great binding that's completely done by Machine and it looks superb that's what I'm going to show you how to do today so what Suzy's magic binding take a look at this this is what it looks like when it's finished see how this this little narrow light blue strip looks just like a flange but it's not so here's steps we need to make Suzy's magic binding on your quilt first step clearly after your quilts been quilted we're going to trim the excess backing and batting even with the edge of the outside border then measure the circumference of your quilt write that number down it looks like there's a little batting showing on my quilt I did that on purpose because I want the corners of my pinwheels to show after the binding is put on so trim all the excess off your quilt then we're going to make the actual binding on my quilt the main binding is this deep purple the flange is the light blue we'll cut the fabric for the flange one and three-quarter inches wide by the length of the circumference of your quilt the main binding is cut one and a half inches wide by the circumference of the quilt then we're going to sew those two strips together right sides together all the way down the length then we'll press the bindings toward the main color remember for my quilt the main color is the stark purple the flange is the light blue press toward the main fabric then we'll press wrong sides together so that the edges are flush see how our little flange magically appears that's the magic in Suzy's magic binding now we're ready to attach the binding to our quilt the unique thing about Susie's magic binding is you stitch the binding to the back side of your quilt not the front you'll notice I'm using my jukey her name is zippy because she can stitch 1,500 stitches a minute I do have the walking foot attached to my machine it's not absolutely necessary that you have a walking foot but it's a worthwhile investment we'll use a quarter inch seam and when we start stitching make sure you leave a 10 inch tail so we can join the ends when all the binding is attached okay now we're ready to turn the corner to my to the corner it's just like you would any other time you attach the binding I stitch two about three or four inches from the corner and put a pin in the quilt at one quarter inch from the edge then I'm going to stitch down just to that pin I stop stitching with the needle down right at the pin lift my presser foot and take the pin out then I'll turn my quilt and the binding so that I can back stitch off at about a forty-five degree angle okay we've removed it from the sewing machine and we're going to turn the tale of the binding at a forty-five degree angle to the part we've stitched see how it makes this perfect 45 degree angle here then we'll take the tail and fold it back over so that the edge is flush both edges see we've got our 45 degree angle and we'll pin that down and we'll put it back under the machine and start stitching right at the folded edge now I'll begin stitching right at the fold and continue down the next edge of the quilt okay don't tell I stitched over the pin now we're ready to join the ends we've stitched all the way around the quilt turning each corner and we're going to stop stitching about 10 to 12 inches from where we began once again we'll leave a 10 to 12 inch tail and then we'll join the two ends of the binding together with a 45 degree angle seen now we're going to join the ends let me confess joining the ends is my least favorite part of Suzy's magic binding what we'll do is we've got where we stop stitching where we began stitching and we've got about a 10 to 12 inch opening between the two take the part of the binding where you began and fold it back so there's three to four inches of the right side of the binding or the main binding visible use your fingernail to finger press a nice crease and then we'll pin that down now take the end that we stopped stitching on and fold it back we have the two folded ends about a quarter of an inch apart we're going to take the beginning end on the bottom open it right side up to the right and the top end will be the part we stitch last and we're going to put them right sides together and we'll match up our nice little pencil lines use a pin to stab straight down where the ending crease and this vertical crease is the is the visible part of the flange so where the fold was on the flange I'm going to stab that straight down and line it up with the pencil line on the beginning end of the binding and pinball players together nice and flat and I want them to be absolutely perpendicular one to the other and now we're going to draw a line from the top V to the bottom V you don't have to draw a line but trust me it's easier if you do so we'll stitch from here to here remember I said it never works the first time use a little bit longer stitch length for this so if you have to rip it out it's a little bit easier now we'll stitch the two ends together I put my needle down so that it meets exactly in the V where the beginning end of the binding and the last end of the binding meet and I have my nice little pencil line across here I do have my stitch length set to a little bit longer too seriously I've never done this right the first time let's give it a try okay the moment of truth once I've stitched it with the longer stitch and found that the edges match up perfectly I'll shorten my stitch length to my normal stitch and REE stitch it so that it joins the ends just right now I'm ready to trim off the excess binding and I'll press this seam open or finger press it open to reduce the bulk and again fold it over wrong sides together so the edges are all flush and see because I allowed that little quarter inch gap my binding fits in the 10 inches of unstitched place just perfect now I'm ready to stitch down the last bit of binding and we'll turn it to the right side and finish it now that we have our binding completely attached we're going to press the binding away from the backside of the quilt all the way around and then we'll stitch it on the right side using an invisible thread I like this mono/poly thread from superior threads of course I get mine a truth stitchery it comes in the smoke color or the clear because my flange is the light color I'm using the clear thread to stitch down my binding on the right side the right side will stitch with the clear thread in the top and a thread that matches the backing in my case purple on the bobbin we're going to stitch right in the ditch between the little flange and the main part of the binding when we get to the corner we'll turn the corner exactly the reverse of the way we did when attaching the binding initially so I'm stitching along coming up to my corner see how it naturally forms this nice 45-degree angle use my finger to press a little crease in that flip the perpendicular side of the binding back up and it forms a perfect 45 degree corner we'll put our needle down when we turn the corner turn the quote and Stitch down the last side all the way around and you've done it you've completed your Suzy's magic binding here's our finished well doesn't this binding look great can you believe it was completely done by machine in case you're wondering what it looks like on the backside can't see it can you that's because I matched my bobbin thread to the backing of the quilt if I'd used a contrasting thread it would just look like there was one little line of quilting right around the outside edge now let me tell you about this quote it was a block of the month quilt from stitch in heaven in Texas and it was quilted by my friend Cornelia Dee's it's going to be a gift for the niece of my friend Jeannie Parsons Lea Lea's here in Colorado studying at Pikes Peak Community College her home is in North Dakota I hope you like it Lea thanks for watching this video tutorial of Susie's magic binding from 52 quilts in 52 weeks find us online at 52 quotes.com or at facebook at 52 quilts I hope you enjoy using Suzie's magic binding

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Length: 16min 1sec (961 seconds)

Published: Mon Feb 02 2015