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Banish Lumpy, Bumpy Binding. Forever!

 

Imagine Yourself Stitching Binding on Your Quilt That is So Beautiful It Looks as If It Were Sewn by a Professional.

 

Learn 6 Different Ways to Bind Your Quilts with Perfection - You'll Have Smooth and Square Mitered Corners; Hand Sewn Blind Stitches that are Completely Hidden; a Smooth Closing Where the Beginning and End of the Binding Meets; and Even Edges All the Way Around Your Quilt.

Using This Resource, Your Binding Worries Will be Over Forever, and All of Your Binding will be Beautiful and Easy to Make.

 

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From: Penny Halgren

Greetings Quilter,

Do you have quilts that are waiting to be finished because you want them to have smooth, mitered corners but you've been frustrated in the past, and need some help getting those mitered corners "right?"

Possibly it isn't the corners that are frustrating you, it's how to finish the ends of the binding, making a smooth bias seam, so there's no bulge in your binding because the ends overlap and you just stuffed them inside and stitched the opening closed - hoping nobody would notice.

Are you confused about how wide to make the binding, and whether to start attaching the binding on the front and folding it over to the back, or start on the back and fold it over to the front?

Have you entered quilts in a show only to be marked down by a judge because your corners aren't perfect?

Do you always end up with way too much binding or, worse, run out, and then have no more fabric to make more binding, and are just "stuck?"

Maybe you are looking for some inspiration and a new type of binding that will make your quilt look really unique. Maybe you have considered piping or prairie points, but need some quick tips.

 

 

I Remember the Frustration!

Because I taught myself how to quilt and didn't have many quilting resources, for years, the only finishing I did on my quilts was either wrapping the backing around to the front or wrapping the front border around to the back of the quilt.

Then one day, I overheard a quilter in my local shop talk about how the edges of a quilt got so much wear that if you didn't use double edge binding - preferably bias binding - you would have a problem when the fabric on the edges of the quilt wore out and you could see the batting. If that happened, she explained, there was really no way to fix the quilt, because the border was the binding. I guess you could add a new, separate binding, but that repair might look really obvious and destroy the look of the quilt.

It made sense to me, so my next quilt had double fold bias binding. You know, the kind you buy at JoAnn's or WalMart. Oh, it was 100% cotton. And I did use different colors on different quilts - white, off white, navy blue, maybe even black. But it was boring and expensive.

If only I had known how to make my own binding, this mis-match of pre-made, store-bought binding wouldn't be embarrassing me today.

Plus when I ran out of white binding in the middle of a quilt and the store didn't have any more white binding, all I could do was use a different color. And that looked pretty bad!

Maybe you know how it is. It was a gift for my crazy brother-in-law and his wife. My ex-husband thought the whole project was stupid. I figured nobody would care, and with two small children, it wasn't worth traveling all around town to find more of the right color binding.

And so for years, the binding on my quilts looked like an amateur put it on. But, I didn't think I had any other choice. It never occurred to me that I could make my own!

Then one day, I took a workshop where the teacher was talking about finishing quilts. And I was introduced to making my own binding. Bias binding at that! During the workshop, we saw how to cut the strips, sew the bias seams, fold the strips in half and then attach the binding to the raw edge of the front of the quilt. It was so simple, and it made all the difference in the look of the final quilt.

And she even taught part of the secret of smooth mitered corners.

Using Penny's techniques, the mitered corners of the binding on your quilts can be an exact 45º angle and flat and smooth every time - even those tiny 1/4 inch bindings like this one.

 

From that day forward, no more store-bought binding for me.

My binding wasn't perfect by any stretch of your imagination until I added my own techniques to what I was taught.

I spent years making all of those little adjustments in my binding techniques.

Nothing big, just little adjustments that - for me anyway - make the difference between professonial-looking binding that blends so well with your quilt you don't even notice it, and bunched-up binding that jumps out at you saying "I don't have a clue how to add binding to my quilt."

Now making my own binding and stitching it onto a quilt is not such a big project any more. Many of the techniques, like blind stitching or stitching smooth binding, transfer from one type of binding to another.

And I can show you how to make your own binding so it is easy for you, too.

 

You Had No Choice . . . In the Past

It's like so many other things about quilting. You look at the pictures in the book; talk to a quilter or twenty in an online Discussion Group; fold, re-fold, stitch, rip and re-stitch; talk to a friend; and generally gather as much information as you possibly can to answer all of those questions.

But in the end, those other quilters didn't share all of the tips and techniques you need to make beautiful binding on your quilt.

It's not your fault, and maybe it's not really their fault either. Maybe they thought they told you everything. Or maybe they told you everything they knew. But it wasn't enough. Their information didn't include all of the nitty-gritty details you need to be successful in making beautiful binding.

But things can be different for you now.

In our recent survey, hundreds of you said that binding was your biggest challenge in making quilts. As a matter of fact, scores of you said that you have quilts stacking up on your shelves and hiding in your closet waiting to be finished. But you didn't know how or where to begin making binding for them.

Unfinished quilts - just for lack of binding.

 

Here are just a few comments many of you made about binding in our survey last July. These exact comments were made by scores of quilters: I would rather make 10 quilts without binding than bind one I've been kind of scared to do it without some help I can't seem to figure out how to bind a quilt just from looking at the pictures I've never actually finished any of my quilts because I've feared the binding The mitered corners scare me I could not understand how to cut the binding or how to sew it once I had it cut I am afraid I will not have it laying flat How do you keep the binding from getting that little bubble in front of the presser foot? What other ways ARE there to bind a quilt? Joining the ends of the binding is confusing How do you know how long to make it so you have enough? . . . and hundreds more like these

 

I know how frustrating it is to learn something new, especially when there isn't an expert sitting right there showing the next step and explaining it so anyone can understand. You should have been inside my head the first time someone explained how to stitch the ends of the binding together on the machine.

Hearing it once or twice was just enough to be confusing to me. Yet, I knew there was a better way than the way I was finishing my binding. So, I found an expert, asked tons of questions, read the description in the book about 57 times (even though the cover said the instructions were easy-to-understand and the pictures were perfect), and then tried it. It only took re-sewing it a couple of times before I figured out how it actually worked. And with some more practice, I know I can get it right.

Since I feel your pain and want to help make your quilting more fun, I decided to something about it. After all, the thought of unfinished quilts hiding in closets is very painful to me - especially when they could easily be finished if only you had the information and confidence you need to finish them.

I pulled out all the stops, made a list of the most common binding techniques created some tiny quilt-looking pieces for demonstration and started sewing. After several weeks of sewing, filming, editing and writing, it's finally finished and ready for you:

Once Again, Video to the Rescue - 7 DVDs of Video Totaling Just 3 Hours, 5 minutes and 40 seconds, to be Exact

 

Video, yes. But this video is different. While our previous videos have been from start to finish demonstrating how to make one quilt, these videos are completely different. Each one shows a different way to bind a quilt.

This isn't just about making bias binding, or folding the backing over to the front, this video set has 6 different ways to finish a quilt. All of these methods are easy enough for beginners and include techniques and tips that intermediate quilters will find helpful in making your binding better.

Watching these won't be like watching grass grow. And, you won't be watching me sew long stretches of binding on big quilts.

Using these techniques, your quilt binding can have perfect mitered corners, too.

You get just the important points. Watch while I fold the binding to make a perfect mitered corner, and listen to my tips for making it perfect. Learn what's important and what you can let slide because it will get covered over with fabric later.

Pick the type of binding you want to learn about - or the one that causes you the most trouble, and watch just that video, if you want. If you are interested in learning an easy way to add piping to the outside of your quilt next to your binding, pull out Disc 3, pop it into your DVD player or computer, and spend 27 minutes and 48 seconds learning exactly how to add perfect piping to your quilt.

Another option is to wrap the backing around to the top of the quilt and machine stitch it closed.

Or check out Disc 2 and see how to wrap the backing around to the front of the quilt (or the front border around to the back of the quilt). It will take you just 19 minutes to learn that method. And your finished quilt will be perfect - and lump-free!

Making a quick baby quilt and want to finish it without adding a binding? Take a look at Disc 5 and learn two different ways to finish your quilt with a knife-edge binding. Those lessons take just 31 minutes and 4 seconds - to learn both methods! You will barely finish your cup of coffee. And your knife-edge quilt will look so great, they won't be able to see how you turned it inside out.

Use the tips for hand stitching a blind stitch, and the opening will look just like the machine stitching before you turned it. Or, machine stitch the closing and top stitch all the way around, securing the fold and hiding the opening.

Prairie points add interest to your quilt, and are easy to make.

If you are looking for a unique way to finish your quilt, why not add some prairie points? I'll admit I avoided prairie points for a long time, thinking they would be really difficult to make look right.

But, quilting daughter, Stephanie, finished a dragon wall hanging using prairie points and it looked so cool, I decided to add that technique to my quilting toolbox. In just 19 minutes and 59 seconds, you will know exactly how to make prairie points by watching Disc 4. And you won't spend hours trying to figure out how large to make the points, how to fold them, and how to line them up so they look good.

And, those are just a few of the techniques you will learn in The Ultimate How to Bind a Quilt DVD Quilting Mentor.

You see, each one of these techniques is contained on a single disc. Sit down with your notepad and watch them one after another, or pop each one into your DVD player or computer just when you need it - when you have the quilt ready to finish.

Either way, you can watch them as many times as you need to in order to get that perfect binding.

Specifically, you will see how to make:

• Double Fold Bias Binding


• Self-binding (folding the back to the front or the front to the back


• Knife-edge binding (two different methods)


• Single fold binding using a bias tape maker


• Adding Piping to your Binding


• Prairie Points

And as a special bonus, you get separate instructions for cutting the bias strips and sewing them together to make a continuous double fold bias strip for your binding. This method can also be used to make straight-grain binding.

Quilters are raving about Penny's How-to videos. These are comments from online viewers:

Thanks so much for sharing. This is my first time attempting to miter a corner for my quilt, and I have to say if it wasn't for you I would not have done it. You are an angel thanks again   you tube.com viewer, carenmarinrowe

the quilting coach is amazing! even though I don't quilt myself, the videos are great to watch anyway. graspr.com viewer, FudgeShoppe101

Hey great work... cool tips too... Thank you so much... graspr.com viewer, chuckwagon

Cool technique. Thanks for putting this here. graspr.com viewer, davidxl

I very much needed this instruction...Thanks for sharing your knowledge. graspr.com viewer, ellenduc

 

Here is a small sample of the things you will learn in
The Ultimate How to Bind a Quilt DVD Quilting Mentor:

 

Learn the easiest way to smooth mitered corners so they lay flat - every time you bind a quilt. The first few times I mitered a corner on my binding, it was all lumpy and weird. Once I figured out this simple method, my corners are perfect every time - even the small 1/4 inch corners. Once you see this technique, your corners will be perfect and your quilt will look like a professional finished it. Easy, No fuss. No lumps. (Disc 1 - "Double Fold Bias Binding")

Learn how to figure out the amount of binding you need for your quilt. Better yet, you get a Handy Reference Chart showing exactly how much binding you need for the size of your quilt and the width of your binding, and you get the formula in case your quilt is a custom size. (Bonus Disc 4 - "21 Best Tips for Making Perfect Binding Every Time")

Your continuous strip of binding will be straight and have flat, smooth seams.

See how to sew strips together to make one continuous length of bias binding (or straight-grain binding). This isn't some confusing method that has you cutting a tube with a pair of scissors, this is the simple way to make perfect binding in one continuous length using bias seams to reduce bulk. (Bonus Disc 1 - "Cutting Fabric and Making Bias Binding Strips")

Learn how sew the edges straight so your quilt does not ripple, and your finished quilt looks like a professional sewed it, not all sloppy like an amateur. The key is in how you feed your quilt through the machine and even the presser foot you use. You will see my simple techniques for keeping the edges lined up, preventing that little bubble at the front of the presser foot, and making sure that the edge of the binding stays smooth and doesn't get those ripples making it look like a running stream. (Disc 1 - "Double Fold Bias Binding")

Learn my inside secret for cutting binding so the edges match perfectly every time, and the width of the binding is exact. What else can I say? Nowhere else have I seen this demonstrated, yet it seems the most obvious way to get the width perfect, and your strips are less likely to stretch as you fold and iron them. No more cutting tubes of fabric with your scissors. (Bonus Disc 1 - "Cutting Fabric and Making Bias Binding Strips") This tip alone could be worth your entire investment in this DVD Mentor.

See the simple technique for folding the ends of your binding together to make a continuous piece that folds over perfectly. Using this technique, the tails of your binding will come together and you will join them for a smooth, flat finish. (Disc 6 - "Binding Using a Bias Tape Maker")

Get tips for machine finishing your binding. Whether you are just anxious to finish your quilt, know that "this quilt" will be well loved and used, or are dealing with arthritis issues, machine stitching the binding onto the quilt - without any hand stitching - may be just what you want. These tips will give you techniques for sewing your binding completely by machine. Don't get me wrong, I haven't figured out how to sew the front and back on at the same time, get the edges even and make it look nice, but in a two-step process you can have beautiful binding that is sewn completely by machine. (Bonus Disc 4 - "21 Best Tips for Making Perfect Binding Every Time")

Learn alternatives for double-fold bias binding. While this seems to be a standard way to bind a quilt, there are other ways to finish your quilt. You will get detailed video instruction for making perfect double fold binding (which could be either bias or straight-grain), self-binding (folding over the backing to the front of the quilt), knife-edge binding - two different ways to finish your quilt so that the edges are folded to the inside of the quilt with no extra piece added around the edges, adding piping to your binding, prairie points, and making binding using a bias tape maker tool. (Disc 2 - "Self-Binding;" Disc 3 - "Adding Piping to Your Binding;" Disc 4 - "Binding with Prairie Points;" Disc 5 - "Knife-Edge Binding;" Disc 6 - "Binding Using a Bias Tape Maker")

Learn how to figure out how much fabric you need to make the right amount of binding. Better yet, you get a Handy Reference Chart showing what size square of fabric you need to make the right amount of bias binding. You may already know how much binding you need, but how much fabric will that take? With this Reference Chart, you can easily tell whether you need a 24 inch square or a 36 inch square. Plus, you get the formula so you can figure it for your custom size quilt. (Bonus Disc 4 - "21 Best Tips for Making Perfect Binding Every Time")

Learn the secrets for perfect blind stitching. That means your knots are hidden between the layers of your quilt sandwich, so even the most picky judges, quilters and quilt-users won't be able to see or feel them. And all of your stitches can be the same length and invisible - hidden between the binding and your quilt backing or top - whichever you hand sew. (Disc 3 - "Adding Piping to Your Binding;" Disc 4 - "Binding with Prairie Points;" Disc 5 - "Knife-Edge Binding;" Disc 6 - "Binding Using a Bias Tape Maker")

 

Bonuses for Fast Action

 

Bonus Gift #1 – Value $24.00
Cutting Fabric and Making Perfect Bias Binding Strips

 

Before you can sew on the binding, you need to make the binding strips. In this Bonus video, you get all of my secret tips for making continuous binding. This isn't the "make a cylinder" and cut the strips with your scissors type binding. Frankly, that always confused me - and who wants to cut a tube of fabric with scissors when you can cut perfect strips easily and quickly with your rotary cutter?

In this video, you see my unique method for making binding strips with raw edges that line up and are exactly the same width the entire length of the binding strip. This binding is so perfect, your friends will think you had it custom made by a manufacturer!

This Gift alone is a $24.00 value and it’s yours free with your order of The Ultimate How to Bind a Quilt DVD Mentor.

 

Bonus Gift #2 – Value $150.00
Illustrated Transcripts of All Videos -
Your Follow-Along Guidebook

 

The DVDs are great and will show you exactly what to do and how to do it. But, taking notes and keeping them in one place is a whole different ball game. And, what if you want to read and follow the video in a book?

With these 7 fully Illustrated Transcripts, you can do just that. Each one of the seven transcripts follows along with the video and includes full color photographs from the video so you always know where you are. Stop the video, write your notes, back it up and review, if you want. You are always on the right track.

This Gift alone is a $150.00 value and it’s yours free with your order of The Ultimate How to Bind a Quilt DVD Mentor.

 

Bonus Gift #3 – Value $27.97
Eavesdrop on a Telephone Conversation
with Susan Cleveland, Piping Expert

 

Susan Cleveland loves piping and other unusual ways to bind a quilt. She visited with us earlier this year for our Eavesdrop on a Telephone Conversation and talked about how to add perfect piping to your binding. Before learning Susan's technique, I looked at piping as something hard and not worth trying.

Now that I have used her technique, I see how easy it is, and how much a skinny little cord inside a strip of fabric adds to a quilt Now I look forward to adding piping to many more quilts - both between the patches and in the binding.

This Gift alone is a $27.97 value and it’s yours free with your order of The Ultimate How to Bind a Quilt DVD Mentor.

 

Bonus Gift #4 – Value $26.95
21 Best Tips for Making Perfect Binding Every Time

 

Yes, your binding can be perfect every time, and it won't take a zillion years of practice! Quilters always have tips and sometimes they share them - and sometimes they don't. Here at www.How-to-Quilt.com, we give you the best information about quilting on the planet. We throw out the stuff that doesn't work and share only the best of the best stuff that works.

In this Bonus Report, you get only the best tips that will ensure that your binding is perfect every time - if you use the tips, that is. You will learn:

• Three secret methods to keep your quilt flat as you sew the binding on - never again have a ripply quilt
• Two unique tools for accurately measuring your quilt for binding - neither one has numbers on it
• How you can machine stitch both the front and back of your binding so it looks like it was finished by a professional
• Two simple tools to hold your binding in place as you stitch the second side - neither of them will stick you (or your cat), and you won't find them in your quilt shop
• A super-secret method for sewing silk or satin binding on your quilt, making it easy and beautiful. They won't believe you sewed it!
• Four simple tools to help get flat, sharp, perfect corners in your binding
• A simple way to keep your binding smooth between the time you make it and the time you need it - use this and you will iron your binding one time only
• and that's just the beginning. . .

This Gift alone is a $26.97 value and it’s yours free with your order of The Ultimate How to Bind a Quilt DVD Mentor.

 

Bonus Gift #5 – Value $15.00
Handy Charts Showing Fabric and Binding Requirements

 

As you are getting ready to bind your quilt, do you wonder how much binding you will need, and how to adjust the amount if your quilt is a size other than the one in the pattern? Would you like to stop making way too much binding and hoping that it will be enough for some quilt in the future? And stop running out of binding and wondering what to do because the fabric shop is out of the fabric, too?

In these three charts, you will know you how much binding you need for common-size quilts, how much fabric you need to make the required amount of binding, and how wide to cut your binding to get the perfect width to bind your quilt.

These charts include the formulas for figuring it out, too. So, if your quilt size is not listed, you can get an exact calculation, or you can estimate based on a similar quilt size.

These could save you hundreds of dollars plus untold frustration and aggravation knowing you will have enough fabric for your binding and the perfect amount of binding for your quilt.

This Gift alone is a $15.00 value and it’s yours free with your order of The Ultimate How to Bind a Quilt DVD Mentor.

 

Bonus Gift #6 – Value $49.94
Special Introductory Membership in TheQuiltingCoach.com

 

Resources abound in TheQuiltingCoach.com. Hundreds of quilt block patterns, articles about quilting, pictures of quilts and quilt blocks, step-by-step guides of quilt blocks and quilts, discussion forums and tons more.

Every resource you can imagine is right at your fingertips in TheQuiltingCoach.com, and you can play for free for 2 months! What could be better than that? After the second month, you will be charged the low rate of $24.97 per month. You can cancel any time.

 

 

All told, the value of these Bonus Gifts adds up to a whopping $282.37. And they are yours for FREE when you invest in The Ultimate How to Bind a Quilt DVD Mentor today.

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After you check out all of the great information included with the Ultimate How to Quilt DVD Mentor, if you think that your binding won't be better than it was before - I don't expect...or want...to keep your money. Simply send it back and I'll happily refund your money in full.

Is that fair or what?

That means you can check out all of this information about binding a quilt at my risk while you see if it will work for you or not. And if you don’t think this information will teach you how to bind a quilt, I honestly want you to ask for your money back.

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