Binding in brief.

Trim edges of the quilt so that all of the layers are even and the corners are square. For a double binding cut 2½" wide strips of fabric, long enough to go all the way round the edge, joining where necessary, on the diagonal. Fold in half, right sides out and press. Starting in the centre of one side of the quilt and with right sides together, machine stitch the strip to the quilt ¼" from the corner, backstitch a little and remove quilt from the machine. Fold the strip up at 45° dia. 11a and then back down to align it next to the adjacent quilt edge, dia. 11b – this gives spare fabric to fold over to the back of the quilt for neat corners. Pin and stitch. Continue in the same way around the quilt. For smaller projects, a 1¼" wide single binding, is appropriate. All bindings can be cut on the straight of the grain unless the edge of the quilt is curved, in which case, a bias cut binding should be used.