Quilt finishing (edge treatments)

During the June 2021 monthly meeting, Ben Millett shared different techniques to finish quilts. These are links shared during that meeting.

“Raw” Edge

• Serendipity - use an Overcast foot and stitch

• And Sew It Goes - attach Perle cotton, trim, and use zigzag with the default stitch settings

Canvas mount

• Pine Needles - extend the background fabric by 3” on each side, wrap around the frame and staple

• Examples from Heather Jones Studio

Envelope method

• Needlepointers - YouTube video demonstration

Facing

• Silly BooDilly (most shared, permanent tab for Ben)

• Cotton and Bourbon

• Krista Moser (mitred corners)

• Serendipity (whole cloth)

• Fiber Focus (triangle corners)

• Rachel Rossi Designs (machine finish)

Binding

• Bias, cross grain, straight grain pros and cons- The Sewing Loft

• Single-fold binding strips

  • Jaybird Quilts

  • Twiggy and Opal (Ben’s Go-To)

  • Quilting Jet Girl (selvage)

  • Lisa Bongean (round)

• Double-fold binding strips

  • Suzy Quilts

  • Susan Cleveland (craftsy)

  • Missouri Star Quilt (youtube)

  • Variations

    • Linda Hungerford (no tails, mitred). Must be an MQG member to watch the video.

    • Cotton and Bourbon (wide binding)

    • A Quilter’s Table (matched angle)

    • Sew Fresh Quilts (flanged)

    • APQ (hand finish)

    • Ben Millett (machine finish)

    • Kitchen Table Quilting (big stitch)

    • The Weekend Quilter (round corners)