Choosing a quilt
binding for your handmade baby quilt should be done once the baby quilt is assembled. It is difficult to make a decision on what
type of fabric should be used for the binding and how it will look on the
quilt.
Place your finished
quilt top on either your design wall or lay it out on a bed or clean floor
space. Step back.
Exchange fabrics and repeat.
The quilt binding
width needs also to be considered. If
your choice of a handmade baby quilt design is without borders, a ¼ inch wide binding is not only the easiest to sew
but that width will match up with the ¼ inch seam allowance. This is standard in most baby quilts.
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Single-fold binding is
a type of quilt binding that should be considered if you want to reduce corner
bulk in baby quilts with butted, rather than mitered corners. This is a good choice for quilts have
scalloped edges or curved edges, since the single-fold binding is easily
manipulated around curves.
To construct this type
of binding, a long strip made from a single layer of fabric is sewn to the baby
quilt; the unsewn edge is folded under, wrapped to the back of the quilt, and
bind stitched to the backing. The closer
together you make the blind stitches, the more durable your binding will
be.
Since baby quilts get plenty of love
and will have plenty of trips to the washing machine and dryer, durable
stitching is needed.
Another option for a hand made baby quilt binding is a
double-fold binding, or sometimes referred to as French-fold binding. As the names implies, the fabric is folded in
a strip lengthwise with wrong sides together and machine stitched to the front
of the quilt. After turning to the back
of the quilt, the binding is held securely in place with invisible hand
stitches.
Make a fantastic
finish for your homemade baby quilt. Take time
and choose the best fabric and quilt binding that compliments your handmade baby quilt.
