Happy Friday...what a week. There are lot of ways to make binding. But before I talk about them, we need to know the basics. If you haven't made yourself a 3-in-1 tool yet, you'll save yourself a lot of headache if you do. Enjoy.

@trac6009

3 жыл бұрын

Lol I get so stressed and my neck disappears, I've been clenching my jaw and grinding my teeth...and I laugh and grab a tea, take a break and a breath, and remind myself that it's my first quilt for one of our kiddos! They love it already and it'll be warm usable and washable lol !

@cordulawiersig39

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for another wonderful video! You are an inspiration!!

@koalamaster101

3 жыл бұрын

I've used mine for a couple quilts and smaller projects. I LOVE it! Thanks so much.

@Rhodeygirl

3 жыл бұрын

What is a quilter's knot? How do I sew the binding down on the back? Do I just sew along the edge (parallel to the edge) or should I sew X's, or perpendicular? What keeps the binding down the best?

@musicmom614

3 жыл бұрын

Just made mine. Looking forward to using it. Your video made so much sense. I especially like the reason for not pressing your binding in half. I have done that and wondered why I struggled so. I have been quilting for 26years. Love your tips and your channel. Thanks Karen

Circumference is for a circle..... perimeter is for squares, rectangles, etc. (retired math teacher here🤪

@lilyevolson5532

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! That’s actually really good to know

You're telling me that for a whole 3 quilts I could've just TUCKED THE BINDING?! Thank you for showing this, as well as why a walking foot is so important! I can't wait to make my next quilt!

I wanted you to know that this is the ONLY video I could wrap my brain around. I have tried and tried to learn this method, but I don't see things the way others do. It always looks backwards to me. So, tonight, I stopped and worked frame-by-frame and it WORKED. OMG I am beyond relieved. I'm working on a special gift and just had to have it perfect. THANK YOU from the bottom of my still learning heart.

@JustGetitDoneQuilts

Жыл бұрын

Congratulations 👏👏👏

Hands down, BEST binding video on the internet, or in the entire world for that matter! And this is why I stick with you Karen, to just get it done, and done right!!! Thank you for all you do!

@JustGetitDoneQuilts

2 жыл бұрын

🤗🤗🤗

This is the best binding video I have seen. I will be making a 3 in one tool right away. Brilliant.

What a great point about not pressing the strip in half!

❤️the quilt will still be warm and cuddly, life is imperfect. great timing, i have two quilts to bind today

Thank you for this video! I love the first option where you tucked the tail in to the starting piece. I have been struggling with the fiddly way and get a knot in my stomach every time I have to cut the binding lol. I am a new pandemic quilter and have learned everything from KZread and generous teachers like you. You have made it possible for me to turn isolation into beauty and creativity. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

@paulinechapman5669

2 жыл бұрын

AMEN..🇨🇦

I made myself binding tools for 2-1/2" and 3" binding. OMG I can't believe how awesome that simple tool is!👏👏👏❤

That was just an excellent tutorial. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve sewn the joining seam wrong on the binding.

You have an engineer’s mind!!!! You have such a clear mindset in figuring out an improved method of quilting techniques! I love your method of binding for the first example. Tucking in the tail is just BRILLIANT!!! Thank you for sharing your expertise.

@lisareed5669

2 жыл бұрын

YES! I think that's what I like. The engineering! What works and how!

Best demonstration about joining final ends of binding. Especially how to put the right sides together

Blown away once again! Don't press in half...what?!! Life changing! 😊 Thank you Karen! ❤ For getting beautifully sharp corners, when the needle is 1/4" shy of a corner, i stop with the needle down, then turn and stitch off the quilt at a 45 degree angle towards the corner. Works great!

@lexitejeda6209

3 жыл бұрын

I do that too! Also, I don't cut my thread there. I leave it attached and trim off later if needed.

@kjmav10135

3 жыл бұрын

That is a GREAT idea! Thanks!

Mike drop! I have got to try the first method for joining the ends of my binding. The other day I literally sewed & ripped out the join a half dozen times. And I never knew you could start sewing at the edge when beginning again at the corner. Old dog here is gonna try some new tricks! Thank you, Karen!!!

You have inspired me to start quilting. I have learned so much from you! Now I need to claim a space and get started....

@luannschomel2642

3 жыл бұрын

do it Diane ! It's really alot of Fun.. and Karen has lots of Tutorials ! Good Luck !!

Just finished my first quilt after watching nearly all your videos. Thank you for your inspirational videos and these very clear practical video too.

Thank you for saying do not press your binding in half . I have not been pressing mine for years and teaching this for years too...... it definitely gives you less hassles. thank you for another great video.

@JustGetitDoneQuilts

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Ok....First let me just say....Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I am so glad you did this video!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Karen THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ok...now I have my tea and I am going to watch....i am so excited!!!!!!! Binding is MY nemesis!!!!!!

@JustGetitDoneQuilts

3 жыл бұрын

So glad 🤗

Thank you for showing how to finish putting on the binding with the sewn 45 degree joining. I have tried on 2 different quilts and just ended up doing a straight seam. This is the first video that I have found that shows EXACTLY how to flip the strips so that it comes out not twisted.

Finally! A great explanation- especially in how to lay the fabric out, so it does not twist.

I have been quilting for a number of years and have struggled with the binding. Your video is awesome and I get it now. Thank you so much. You rock!

I just gave this a super enthusiastic 'like'. The stress of bindings and corners has melted away. THANK YOU!

@JustGetitDoneQuilts

3 жыл бұрын

So glad it helps

Thanks for the video. I have had that tool for years and never knew how to use it. Thanks so much.

@JustGetitDoneQuilts

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to help

Thank you Karen, this is the clearest video yet on binding. I find the fear of binding is leaving me!!!

@JustGetitDoneQuilts

3 жыл бұрын

You can do it!

Binding at its easiest to understand. Holy moly at last an easier way at last. Thank you!

Hello Karen. Just to let you know that I am already watching you from my home sweet home. New hip on monday afternoon and back home on wednesday morning. The operation went well now it's healing and hand quilting time. Thanks for your kind thoughts and Love from France !

@JustGetitDoneQuilts

3 жыл бұрын

Glad all went well...especially now

Brilliant video as always Karen, I,ve always ironed mine in half, Definetely trying this method next time

It’s not that I couldn’t bind...it’s that it was my best guess on how to do it. It was inconsistent; sometimes great and sometimes a disaster. A cozy disaster. Thanks for sharing your method Karen!

This is by far one of the BEST videos on binding. It works! And it's simple. THANK YOU.

First and foremost, thank you!! Since I started using your binding method, my bindings are now more attractive and my binding corners are now sharp and precise. Not pressing the binding strip is the way to go! That’s how I ha s been finishing my quilts since I saw your video. Thanks ever so much. Truly appreciated.

@JustGetitDoneQuilts

3 жыл бұрын

Excellent

@susan3235

10 ай бұрын

@@JustGetitDoneQuilts Oh I noi two years have past - and what two years they've been -but i've just found you and I can't find the instructions for the 3 in 1 tool anywhere HEEEEEl please

Reminded me to finish binding my latest quilt. Just 2.5 sides of hand stitching left. Unlike many, I actually enjoy this part. I like your tool idea! Thanks 😉

@JustGetitDoneQuilts

3 жыл бұрын

👍

Absolutely the best video for binding. I can’t tell you how many projects I have done, but not finished because of the binding! Thank you so much 😊👍🏻

I love your 3-in-1 tool idea because I've struggled getting my quilt binding corners to look perfect. Your hints are simple and straightforward-thank you

@JustGetitDoneQuilts

3 ай бұрын

It’s a valuable tool. I’ve used mine everyday this week

I wish I could put another 'Like' on this video for every time I use it to bind another quilt! Thank you again, my motto is 'Make a Start'. Getting even a little bit done gives me some forward momentum and encouragement when I am stuck. Thanks to you for this 'frame of mind'.

6:44 the join - - -Learning how to join the binding correctly was great ... always had problems with this part in the past... the binding that I put on my quilt tonight was the best one I ever did before... very pleased ... but I do need more practice.

Thanks Karen. You're a lifesaver. That trick for joining the ends of the binding together worked a treat!

You are such an excellent teacher. Blessings.

Thankyou for a great video on my least favourite part of quilting! Definitely be making that tool.

Great clip. I always fold my binding and press before sewing on. I don't usually have trouble with it but next quilt I will try your method. I made myself a tool and it is very helpful.

How appropriate that this video was uploaded today. I'm trying to bind 2 quilts. Thank you so much 💓.

Karen, you are simply wonderful! I'm just finishing my first quilt and every time I doubt myself, I watch one of your videos and feel encouraged again. Thank you!

@JustGetitDoneQuilts

5 ай бұрын

It is a marathon...just a few more steps

You are a Godsend! So clear and concise! I'm a guy who loves to quilt and all your videos are so helpful! Thank you!

That was so clear to understand! I have a binding tool that came free with a magazine, but the instructions were awful. Now I understand, I was nearly there! Thank you!

Thanks. I have been quilting since the 1970's and you keep teaching me new details to conquer problems.

Thank you, thank you! I have seen some of these tips here and there, but to have it all together makes it all seem clearer.

I am an on and off again quilter and your videos have been an amazing help to me! All of the frustration I have felt over the years are simple fixes that you teach. I wish I had seen your videos years ago!!!

Thank you for this video! No one ever explained how important that 1/4 inch in the corners is when you are attaching the binding. Made a world of difference😍

@JustGetitDoneQuilts

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped

Karen, your videos have given me the confidence to pick up quilting again and finish some projects that I thought were too hard. Thank you!

Love this! The walking foot works like a charm! Will be making a 3-in-1 from no-melt template plastic. Thank you so much!✨

Perfect timing as I'm almost to that part on my first quilt!

I am so glad I found your video. Your instructions are so clear. Binding a quilt has always been such a nightmare for me.

Thank you! You made me a quilter with your videos

Thank you, Karen. I have made quilts for years, and I still get confused on which way to sew the ends of the binding. Lol Your “three in one binding tool” is such a great idea. I will make one this weekend. Thank you for everything you do.

i’m so excited for you! i’m a newbie and started quilting due to covid. I’m a retired elementary school teacher, and i only sub now, (well, not anymore due to covid). i needed a new hobby to keep me from having a anxiety attacks and quilting has turned to my spiritual yoga! i have a little domestic Janome i got for mother’s day and i’m learning to free arm quilt so as to put my quilts together. You have taught me so much and i always look forward to your videos. I’m so glad you are still doing your video and going strong! i would love to learn from you 1:1, but due to covid and the fact i live in California makes it a bit challenging! ❤️❤️ can’t wait to see more of your long arm!

I just have to say that I am SO thrilled to have found your videos. I am extremely grateful for them- you are an excellent teacher and as a beginner, I have learned so many new tips & techniques. I get turned off by so many other tutorial videos because they also include too much irrelevant babbling! Your videos are straight to the point & have precise, clear instructions. Keep them coming!!

@kathy_funk

2 жыл бұрын

I agree! Karen Brown doesn’t waste our time on things that don’t matter. I truly appreciate that succinctness!

I haven’t made a quilt in years, but I did love love love hand finishing the binding. You are motivating me to do a scrappy quilt.

Loved your tip about not ironing binding.

I loved the reasoning about how when you fold over the binding one side is a little shorter. Makes total sense! Can't wait for the one on machine binding. I'm too ADD to hand sew the binding. Lol. Love your tips, tricks and strategies! And as per little funky things, I consider them proof that it is a hand made item, like purposely putting a wrong Stuttgart in a knitted item so you can prove it isn't made in a factory. But I do want my quilts to look better.

You we're a life saver, so to speak, as your reminder about quilt label stopped me forgetting for a third time. This time, I will not be reverse stitching a corner to insert my label. Brilliant tutorial, thank you😀

i'm so close to getting the courage to try my 1st quilt because of your channel

@JustGetitDoneQuilts

3 жыл бұрын

You’re almost there....you can do it

Some great tips. Thank you! I couldn't quite follow the knot at the end. If you ever put it in another video, perhaps showing it more slowly and closer to the camera, it would be easier to follow. I'm going today to get plastic for making a 3-in-1 tool. I'm soon to be binding my first ever bed quilt. Again, thank you. You are appreciated!

When my quilt group started up 20 years ago...we would cut the binding into 4 .... do the top, do the bottom..square up and cut off extra...then do the other 2 sides....crazy! Now we all do the continuous mitre, but we sew the binding on the back first....turn over,...and machine stitch it down from the FRONT...

@michellecornum5856

3 жыл бұрын

The 4 piece binding is close to what I've been doing, and my corners are NEVER right. And I'd have drag lines and all sorts of other annoying BS!!

Love how easy you make the binding look. This has always been difficult thing for me to do. Thank you, I believe I can do this on my new baby blanket I’m quilting.

Aloha from across the pond ........ have been binge watching for the last week. Have 200+ lap quilts to make before next Christmas for our kupuna of the Big Island. It’s a self imposed goal but am super excited to complete it. Your tips and tricks have been very helpful - thank you so very much. 🌴🌺🌴

@TeylaDex

3 жыл бұрын

Best of luck

Thank you for being clear! Very well done. And where has this quilters' knot been my entire sewing life!?!?!?!

Thank you! Perfect timing I'm going to be starting the binding on my first quilt this weekend! Lol I'll be watching your video multiple times 🤣...but with you teaching I'll just get it done!

@BimmerGirl

3 жыл бұрын

You chose a great teacher! You can learn everything you need to know from KB! happy quilting!💕

Love your videos. Binding has always been the part I like the most. Another tip I use I saw online but sadly don't remember where. After ironing my binding in half I tape one end to a large empty spool wrapping it around the spool, then I place it on extra spool holder I place on my bobbin winder atop my machine. It stays out of my way while attaching it. Works great!

@Padraigp

8 ай бұрын

I have plenty of projects not yet binded for ya if ya want to come to mine!😂 god why can't I finish anything! I can't decide what to use to bind the patchwork blanket I made its not quilted just patchwork. I have an old sheet to back it but my blanket is made of woven wool scraps and I'm terrified of cutting the backing so badly not sure how to attach the backing I guess I should pin it and sew it and then bind it after that. I just keep looking at it and not getting anything done because of indecision. Then it goes back on my bed cos I need it to be warm!

I have been trying to absorb everything I need to in order to try my first quilt. This video is priceless! Thank you AGAIN!

Of course I boofed all 4 corners (before I found your video)!! I'm tired; surely it will be surmountable in the morning. Thank you for sharing a great video in a calming voice! 💕

Thank you Karen. Great video.

Glad to see this, what great tips! When you do the machine binding video, did you ever see that method that uses piping? You round the quilt corners with a dinner plate, then apply the empty piping bias and the bias binding to the front. Then you fill the piping, and you machine sew the back of the binding by doing quilt-in-the-ditch of the piping. I have a quilt I did that way 20 years ago, but I can’t remember all the steps. I prefer machine sewing the whole thing because that much hand sewing is hard on my wrists. I might have used a narrow zigzag to catch the back binding (width 1 of 5, length 2.5). Looking forward to your machine binding expertise.

I've been making quilts for years and I usually stop before the binding because I have always hated the binding step! This is so much easier than how I was taught. Thank you!

Karen you are so AWESOME I loved the ideal of not ironing the binding in half in the beginning. I tried your way and it was so much nicer, clean and great looking. Thanks again for your advice and help.

Thank you Karen! I have just finished my first quilt and found this the best tutorial on finishing the binding! A lot of others went too fast and didn’t show how to lay and flip the binding for stitching. Perfect 👍🏼. Great instructions, as usual! You have been a great help in my quilting journey.

@JustGetitDoneQuilts

3 жыл бұрын

Excellent to hear your binding went on the way you wanted it to

I'm so excited at how well my binding went on without ironing it in half..wow really went well...tool works well and my first scrap quilt looks great!!!

Was intrigued by your fussy binding closure method and your 3 in 1 corner method. Just used both on a quilt with beautiful results! Made my tool using an old plastic placement that used to be under a plant so recycled as a bonus. Ty Karen you are the best! 👏

@JustGetitDoneQuilts

3 жыл бұрын

Smart up cycling 👏👏👏

Thanks Karen! You were able to teach me how to do that final diagonal seam when doing binding. 38 year of stumbling on this step has come to an end. ❤🎉

Thank you soooo much. I was making a baby quilt and I needed to know how to end my binding without a binding tool. This video made it so easy. I love the step by step instructions. Finishing the quilt was easy peasy.... with a lot of pausing-going to my quilt and coming back!

Karen, as always, you are a genius! Thank you for this video and the 3 in 1 tool. Making mine tonight!

Thank you! I’ll make a 3in1 tool. The corners often give me a fit. I enjoy the hand-sewing, especially on a cool evening.

I could do a paragraph of "thank you!" and it wouldn't be enough. I've been struggling with a binding, even though I've made many. Sometimes a youtuber will tell you the "right" way to do something and you want to do it right, but it just isn't right for you. (And this quilt has had something wrong at every step!). You have fixed that. Don't iron it in half. Ok...no more doing that! And sometimes bindings are narrower. Thank you. So I'm not wrong in wanting a narrow binding. I will find my ruler to fold my corners a little more pointed. I got dinged on my corners at the last quilt show I entered. They were right and I should have seen it. So thank you and have a great weekend.

The clearest instruction I have seen in print or video on the final closure. Thank you. I have bookmarked this one!

Thank you, thank you, thank you! Your instructions are so easy to follow. My corners are so easy now! I'll be referring back to this video along my quilt journey.

This video was extremely helpful, especially because I have the same sewing machine and I can never get the 1/4" marking correct on the walking foot to apply the binding on the edge of the quilt. The screen shot of the feet was the best!! Love your style of instruction and all of your little tricks!!

@JustGetitDoneQuilts

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure how many people know the ¼" mark on their feet

I have just finished doing g my very first quilt binding. I have watched this video four times in the last 24 hours. Thanks, Karen, for being so clear with instructions. Love your simplicity.

Thank you!!! Just finishing up the binding on a tee shirt quilt and my corners are perfect!!! The easiest way to do the binding!❤❤

@JustGetitDoneQuilts

3 ай бұрын

👏👏👏

Hello, Beautiful you're a life saver and you've encouraged, taught , and let me the real beginner quilter know it's okay I love all your videos I've just have to get with it. Blessings & Grace be with you and your family

@JustGetitDoneQuilts

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Okay!!! I did it!!! I got the binding on and the corners are good!! I had to watch step by step and pause when I got to the corners but I did it and it worked perfectly!!!!! Yay!!!!!!! Thank you Karen!!!

Thanks Karen. Very helpful, as always. I would love to see a video on how you have folded and lined up your stash in the boxes I sometimes see you looking through. Be well.

Thank you, Karen! I needed this, every time I bind I’m always hoping I can get it to look decent!😬 You are appreciated!!!!

@JustGetitDoneQuilts

3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

I just finished binding my first quilt and every problem you said I had. I do not have all the fancy tools so I'm glad you showed me alternative ways. One of them I figured out on my own so it's comforting to see I wasn't wrong. Those pesky corners!!! 🤦

@JustGetitDoneQuilts

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

i loved this video. I have quilted for years but excessively since the shut down. LOVE your fussy & flat binding finish because I never could figure out how to turn my fabric without tons of trail and error. You explain it and SHOW it. Thank you! Always iron my binding in half but will try your no iron method on my next quilt. The quilt corner explanation extremely clear and has definitely encouraged me to be much more precise. Will make a 3 in 1 tool. Learned about the quilters knot. I will now do a double thread. I, too, appreciate that you just get right down to the business of teaching. Seems there's always a better way of doing something:)

Omg I love love love your instructions and videos. As a result of your awesome visuals in this video and your template I have finally made my first successful corner binding. I have watched so many videos trying to get this figured out. You did it! I am ecstatic. Thank you. Now I need to get my quilting on borders to not have wrinkles. But I am progressing with practice and watching your videos.

I love the way you teach, I've just finished my first quilt and used this to do my binding. I'm going to binge watch all your videos now! Thanks! 😊

Thank you so very much for sharing your 3 in 1 tool and especially the quick and fast method of binding a quilt. The way you joined the ends by tucking in the one into the other is just awesome, as I have such a horrid time joining my ends. Thank you also for explaining things in such an understandable manner. I learn so much from each of your tutorials. You have made the process of quilt making much more enjoyable and more streamlined for me.

Easiest binding video out there. Thank you for simplifying.

Thanks for a simplified version of making bindings.

Sooooooo good!!!! Thks a lot!!!! Love love love learning from you! Have a wonderful weekend! Martina

Always looking for tips. Love the quilter's knot. And you know I'm going to make a 3 in 1 for sure. Thanks so much. Karen, you make the most delightful and helpful videos.