Cutting & Pressing Binding for a Rag Denim Quilt

Video Transcript

"In this step, we will be putting the binding on. However, the first step in the binding process would be to even up the edges of your quilt. So with a rotary cutter and your cutting mat and your ruler, you would even all the edges of the quilt. The next step in the process would be actually measuring your quilt so you get the correct length of the binding. Now depending on how your sew, may depend on the size of the quilt. In the case of our little four patch that we did here, its 13 X 25. The next step would be to figure the length of your binding. Now the width of the quilt and the length of the quilt, if they are the same, it doesn't matter which side that you pick. But in the case of my small piece I have here, I have one side that is 13 inches and one side that is 25 inches. So we will cut two pieces of binding that are 25 inches long by 5 inches wide. And then two pieces binding that are 15 inches long by 5 inches wide. The reason that they would be 15 inches is because we need to extend an extra two inches on either side to connect with the crosswise binding. Once you've cut the binding and the filler, you actually need the same size filler as you?re binding, just place that on the inside and press it. And now you are going to want to fold your binding in half. And we are going to press it so we have a nice even piece of binding all the way along here."