How to Attach Satin Blanket Binding

Attach satin binding to finish a quilt.

Satin binding covers unsightly raw blanket edges beautifully. Attaching satin blanket binding is not difficult to do. It will give a professional-looking finish to bibs, place mats, and other sewing or quilting projects. Satin binding often graces the edges of baby blankets. Satin binding also frames the popular "minky" blankets.

Things You'll Need

• Iron
• Sewing machine
• 14/90-Ballpoint needle
• Cotton/polyester thread
• Pins
• Satin blanket binding

Instructions

1. Heat iron on satin setting with no steam. Iron the satin blanket binding, leaving the binding folded in half. Fold the end of the binding under 1/4 inch, and then press with iron.

2. Change the needle on your sewing machine to a 14/90-ballpoint needle. Thread your sewing machine with coordinating cotton/polyester blend sewing thread.

3. Attach the satin blanket binding to your project using fine pins. Pinning prevents the satin binding from slipping and puckering.

4. Sew using a straight or zig-zag stitch. Check to make sure the thread is not bunching on the underside of the project. Adjust the upper and lower thread tension if stitches are not consistent. Find instructions for adjusting tension in your sewing machine owner's manual.

5. Take the blanket out of the sewing machine. Trim the threads, but do not cut the binding. Fold the satin binding around the corner, so a neat, mitered corner forms in the front and back of your work. Pin the corner pleat in place. Back-stitch the mitered pleat in place. To finish, fold the end under 1/4 inch, and sew in place.

References

• Simplicity: Sewing Satin Fabrics
• Sewing.org: Sewing Machine Needle Charts