Happy Endings: Finishing the Edges of Your Quilt (35 page)

5.
As you stitch around the quilt, continue sewing over the point where the binding starts and ends.

6.
As you finish sewing the binding with your sewing machine, overlap your beginning stitches for 2" and backstitch.

7.
An invisible machine blind stitch can be used to finish your binding. Set the stitch so that the straight stitches are placed on the quilt top and the zigzag stitches just catch the edge of the binding.

8.
Use decorative machine stitches to add a special finish to your binding if desired.

Index

The index that appeared in the print version of this title was intentionally removed from the eBook. Please use the search function on your eReading device for terms of interest. For your reference, the terms that appear in the print index are listed below

angles, unusual

appliquéd edges

appliqué stitch

backing

basting

batting

Betweens (needles)

bias, defined

binding.
see also
edges without binding; edges with special treatments

applying to quilt

bias binding

continuous

double-fold binding

fabric for

Grandmother’s Flower Garden

imitation

measuring for

scalloped edges

scrappy

sculpted edges

selecting type of

single-fold binding

straight-grain binding

strips

types defined

blind stitch

borders

cording, covered

corners

mitered

overlapped

rounded

stitched mitered

types of

cutting tools

double-fold binding

edges with binding.
see
binding

edges without binding

appliquéd borders

with backing

envelope edge

imitation binding

mitered corners

overlapped corners

rounded corners

scalloped

sculpted

edges with special treatments.
see also
binding

attaching

covered cording

lace

piping

prairie points

rickrack

ruffles

envelope edge

fabric

finishing stitches

French binding.
see
double-fold binding

grain of fabric

Grandmother’s Flower Garden

hand stitch

hanging sleeves

imitation binding

labels, quilt

lace

ladder stitch

layering

machine stitches

milliner needles

mitered corners

multiple borders

needles

overlapped corners

piping, flat

plaid fabrics

prairie points

quilting stitch

quilt sizes, chart of

rickrack

ruffles

scalloped edges

sculpted edges

sewing machines

Sharps (needles)

signing a quilt

single-fold binding

sleeves, hanging

slip stitch

stitches, ending

stitch types

striped fabrics

supplies list

tearing fabric

thread

tools list

traditional binding.
see
single-fold binding

trim.
see
edges with special treatments

walking foot

About the Author

Photo courtesy of Cara Walen photography.

Mimi Dietrich has been appliquéing for as long as she can remember! Her first quilt, made for her son Jon in 1974, featured Sunbonnet Sue and Overall Bill with a dimensional hankie in Bill’s pocket. One of her most recent creations was an appliquéd quilt for Jon’s daughter, Julia.

Mimi has lived in Baltimore all her life and is inspired by the beautiful Baltimore Album appliqué quilts made in her hometown more than 150 years ago. She is a “Founding Mother” of the Village Quilters and the Baltimore Appliqué Society. She teaches a yearlong appliqué class in Baltimore and encourages students to create their own special album quilts. She hopes to inspire you to start an appliquéd quilt—or finish one that’s been on the back burner for too long!—with the patterns, tips, and techniques in this book. Visit Mimi online at
www.mimidietrich.com
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Also by Mimi Dietrich