How to Bind a Quilt

Explore quilt binding techniques in this workshop for beginning quilters. This class will help you discover how binding can transform your quilts! Learn how to prepare a quilt for binding and gain new skills like making a mitered corner and hand sewing a blind hem stitch. Bring an unfinished quilt project to class to engage in discussion and planning for how to apply the new skills you have learned. This class will help you develop a process for combining traditional techniques with your personal aesthetic.

Outcomes: 

• Learn how to prepare a quilt for binding

• Learn to make quilt binding 

• Learn to make a mitered corner

• Learn a blind hem hand stitch

• Learn how to bind a quilt with backing fabric

• Explore options for wall hanging

Class offered at the Textile Center, Minneapolis, MN