Quilt edging ideas

Heather Thomas likes to sew her edges on with a machine when she can. This video shows a plethora of different edging you can use for your next project. Some of the ones displayed are a satin stitch, iron on adhesive, crocheted trim, a rat tail with a whip stitch, a satin stitch with a contrasting decorative stitch, and leather trim with a blanket stitch.

Heather Thomas presents some fun quilt border ideas as well as teaches you how to create a quilt border that isn’t straight edged.

Disclaimer: I am not a Real Quilter. I have never taken a quilting class before, nor do I have any other kind of training in the quilting department besides that...

I love quilts with scalloped edges. There is something so absolutely beautiful about it to me. However, for some reason, I have only d...

Learn how to sew quilt borders with this step-by-step tutorial. Learn how wide quilt borders should be, how to calculate the yardage needed and how to accurately sew borders to your quilt!

Heather Thomas presents some fun quilt border ideas as well as teaches you how to create a quilt border that isn’t straight edged.

Hello Everyone, Today I'm going to show you how to make this ribbon border which will be framing my Peek-a-Boo Pumpkins. I started by making 32 (HST) half-square triangles. I make my HST eight at a time using an easy method. You can watch this method by clicking HERE and viewing my video on The Quilt Show. There is a lot of information in my Patchwork Math videos. To soak it all in, you can watch them over and over again for free! Now that I've trimmed my HST to the correct size using a…

Updated 4-25-12 with new and improved pictures! In honor of Sew, Mama, Sew’s quilting month I am finally getting around to posting this pictorial tutorial (say that 10 times fast!) on how to …

Hi friends! I have a quick little tutorial I want to share with you for adding a lace trim edge to your quilting. It’s so simple, but I had trouble figuring out which way to fold mine to get …

Hello! Welcome to this week's Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday hosting! This is where you can link up your finishes that you're excited/relieved/proud about! Show us your finished quilt, or complicated quilt top, or even a full set of intricate blocks that took you forever to do! We appreciate your including a link to this event in the post that you're sharing, and when you link up, don't forget to use the URL for your particular post page, not the general URL for your blog/photo set. :)…

Learn to make an easy no math Prairie Braid Quilt Border perfect for panel quilts | Video Tutorial

Pictures - Tulip quilt-Done! - I designed this quilt last year using Lori Holts tulip block from her book Quilty Fun. I started the quilt long before her book came out when she offered the patterns for free on her blog. Of course I had to have the book anyway just because it's so darn cute. The piano key border has a

This evening I've been working on the border for the "If you were a quilt what would you look like" Challenge. I had a really difficult tim...

Quilt borders do not need to be boring. After the simple steps of adding a quilt border, we'll explore quilt border ideas beyond the simple corner blocks, or simple border. Next time you finish the center of your quilt, try a new border with great designs. The quilt's border is a great place to add new blocks, your favorite quilting designs and more.

As a quilter, it’s always a good idea to have quilting designs in your arsenal of go-to techniques…especially if you’re quilting for others. Here are our five most popular border design tutorials… More

How to Bind Scalloped EdgesWell, here we go again! I've shown you how to make bias binding (you can find those instructions here. Now, it’s time to actually do the binding! Here are a few tips and tricks I thought would be helpful.Start your binding with a tail of at least 6-8” unsewn. I almost always start on the upside of the “valley” as it rounds over the hill (I put a pin to hold the binding where I plan to start). I usually do double machine binding, so I actually sew my binding to the…

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