I’ve watched “binding”by everyone on the tube and you are the first one that does it where I can understand how to end it correctly. Thanks for your tips and tricks. Even an old lady like me can learn new things. God Bless
The same is true for me. I only hope that same day I will not have to rewatch the video every time I am ready to join the ends of the binding. Until then, I watch that part again.
This was my first time watching a video with Natalie and I have to say she is definitely my favourite. She has a way of confidently explaining the process and doesn’t rush through any steps. Thank you
Love your no- nonsense method of teaching and explaining things simply and without drama. By that I mean the way some quilters/sewers caution too much that this or that can happen and it sounds catastrophic. You give scenarios of things that could go wrong, but it's very serene and you let us know some things don't matter, or that it's fixable. Most of us watching all these quilting videos are new to sewing, rusty, still learning or insecure about our sewing. It helps when the teacher is more matter-of- fact than cautious. Thank you.
I return to this Video time and again to remind myself about how to do flange binding. This method, via this tutorial with Natalie, has made all the difference in my skill when it comes to finishing my quilts. Thank you for this particular lesson!😊
Thank you Natalie....somehow your explanation of mitering the binding strip FINALLY made sense and I got it! It was important that you had the full plus - not joined edges to begin with. Overlapping. I love that you are so patient and peaceful.
This video has been so helpful. Never heard of flange binding and also the finishing of binding has left me depressed so many times. Thank you for your wonderful help,Natalie
The best design advice I ever got was, "blend, don't match". It works in all creative sewing endeavors...fabric, thread, etc. Thanks for the great video.
Grest advice. I probably learned in a quilting class years ago to lay the thread on the fabric as Natalie showed vs the spool. Now I work at a big box store and show the thread on the fabric to customers when they are torn on thread color.
The best, easiest way to bind. Natalie, you are so calm and straight forward with all your instructions and tips. This is now my go to binding tutorial ! Thanks
Doing a flange binding or even regular bindings on small projects like mug rugs, placemats, or hot pads is a great way to practice the skills Natalie is sharing. Thanks for another great video!
I have done this with potholders, and getting the last bit of binding sewn to the beginning bit is actually a little harder than it is on a larger piece - just a heads up... (especially with potholder batting often being stiffer than "normal" quilt batting and usually a tighter/more dense quilt pattern).
Oh Natalie.... THANK YOU sooooo much for showing this... especially the glue! I usually have a million wonder clips and feel like I am wrestling with my quilt and I think that is why a LOT of people hate binding... Brilliant!!
Miss Natalie. Thank You Thank You for sharing this technique. I absolutely Love watching you Mother and her tutorials. You are fantastic. Love watching you
I watched your video 3 times and then did my binding. I finished it just like you did and it worked! That was an hallelujah moment! Thank you for your wonderful videos!!!
Natalie, you're a treasure. In your hands everything seems easier. Theese little tips are priceless. Thank you for being such a good teacher. MSQC is my favourite site. And store.
Thank you for the motivation to finish up a king size quilt that I have had laying around for 2 years. I saw your tutorial on the flange binding, and I knew that is what I wanted to do on this quilt. I finished it up today, and it is beautiful. I have had a love/hate relationship with this quilt for a very long time. I now love it!!
You two make me smile.😁 Thank you for your honesty about not being perfect : Also for reassuring me that my quilt doesn't have to be perfect. I like that "Smile more.. Stress less."! I have to remind myself that I quilt for enjoyment not perfection.. Thank you ladies for another wonderful video!!!! Also thank you for sharing that hot tip about that appli-glue trick and ironing. It is difficult for me to hand sew on the binding I prefer to sew on the machine, but even that pulling and tugging wears out my hands and fingers (arthritis). I'm trying that glue trick. Natalie and Liz I just love the way you all teach!!! Thanks for these videos!! Bless you both!!
I am loving this Final Stitch series. This is the stage when some of my quilt tops go into a drawer....potentially never to be seen again. You have tackled a lot of the road blocks a lot of us have with our quilting projects and I feel like I can actually finish some of those forgotten projects- yay! I love your videos Natalie- please keep them coming 😃💖
I love your teaching too, Natalie, your voice is so clear and calm. All three of you are a pleasure to spend time with, and I enjoy the contrast in your teaching styles and design solutions.
Natalie, I love all your final stitch tutorials. This one stands out. I was (glued) 😂 to your helping us understand how to accomplish the finishing of our quilts. U r amazing 🤩!
One of the best videos yet Natalie. Thank you for sharing this tip on the binding. I seem to always struggle with finishing my bindings. Your new technique looks much easier taking the guess work out of it. I truly love the idea of adding the flange binding. What a way to dress up your quilts!
Natalie, that is the most informative demo I've seen on binding, (which I have always despised and always done by hand). The flange is beautiful. The Appliglue is something I've never heard of but am going to track down. Also, I finally understand how to join the binding ends. I think my hand binding days may be at an end. Great video, thank you!
I want to thank you. I have been trying to attach my binding at the end (joining the ends together) forever. I have watched your Mom, I have ordered the binding tool, everything. Finally though something you did clicked! I can now do it and I am so proud so THANK YOU!
I really enjoy your "no big deal...just get it done" attitude. I sew charity quilts for Project Linus and have to tell myself all the time that "done is better than perfect" or complicated. I save the try to be close to perfect for quilts for me because I can. Love this flange idea... a lot. It adds that little extra touch of special. Thanks Nat. Happy Holidays.
Per Jenny "Finished is better than perfect." Quote is on lots of notions you can get from MSQC...I have a magnet and bookmark with the quote. Happy quilting!
This is the easiest way I’ve seen to join the binding at the end! Thank you for showing that. And using glue to hold down the binding is brilliant! Thank you Natalie. Please continue teaching. You are so good.
Great visual description of joining the binding, I ripped my diagonal seam out a few times yesterday as the binding was twisted once I stitched it together. I was sat at the machine with my block magazine trying to figure it out. Seeing it on video makes it much clearer. Thank you.
Love The Final Stitch. And Natalie I so enjoy how you teach--no pressure, just sweet and gentle. You're my favorite of "the trio", but Misty and Jenny are great too.
Thank you, thank you Natalie for this tutorial. This is the 3rd binding on my Present Quilt and the "Final" binding! So happy to have had your help. Sending extra big hugs...😚😚😚😚
Love the Tula fabrics!!! I always put my binding on by machine, back to front. I have never tried the flanged binding. Your explanation was the easiest to understand and I have watched several others sew this. Thanks Natalie for another great video.
Thank you so much Natalie! I've only ever done machine binding but didn't know about the trick you showed at the end to link the two pieces together so that they are snug. Game changer! I love this series!!
Thank you! I love how these videos are out there forever, this is perfect timeing for me to find this..I love the peek of color on the front and I for sure will be happier with my machine stitched bindings that will not show extra stitch lines on the back. You are such a great teacher, and humble to share what you have learned from mistakes.
Thank you so much Natalie -- I've been quilting for years and years but have always hand finished the binding on the back. After all those years, my hands have gotten pretty gnarly with arthritis, but 100% machine binding has always resulted in an ugly mess. This tutorial has made the rest of my quilting life so much easier and rewarding. Thank you again!
I loved the explanation of how to join the ends. I have always struggled and fought this part. How you do it makes perfect sense to me now. Thank you 😊
Natalie, I have been having problems with my binding, especially the joining. So, I watched your tutorial several times and using the width of the binding, and Natalie, it works. I will be watching each time that I have to do a binding. At least, until I gain my confidence. many thanks to you.
Natalie, you are a great teacher, you use humor and are willing to admit mistakes which puts me at ease. Thank you for this lesson. I just discovered this tutorial. It was a big help in finishing my great grandsons quilt. ❤
wow i love how you teach, just like your momma, i have had problems with binding no matter how many times ive watched anyone do it but i think if i keep watching this i will get a better hang of it, thanks so much Nat!
This was great! That flange binding looks terrific and is so easy. I like the tip about the glue. It certainly looks easier than clips or pins (which always end up giving me pokes!). It also seems more sensible to stitch the binding to the back and flip to the front. You could do this with ordinary binding too (though you wouldn't have the nice flange). It would be great to have a tip sheet for this that we could print out. Love Natalie's quiet teaching style!
Thanks for a timely set of tips! The step I dread the most when making a quilt is joining the binding ends. Your explanation was so easy to follow...it worked the first time! Another quilt is almost in the finished pile! I’ll try the flange technique on my next quilt.
Natalie every time I watch one of your videos I think I couldn't enjoy them more. Then I come across another great tip. I've been sewing for more than 50 years and still learning lots. Thank you.
Great video, Natalie. Many good tips. I’ve been gluing my fold over ever since Sharon Schamber showed it when she won the big prize at International Quilt Festival years ago. One additional thing I do is sew the binding on an untrimmed quilt. I can then trim EXACTLY the distance I want from the seam line. Then I fold and glue and stitch. On the flanged binding, I often use pieces already cut at 2” (one of the sizes in my scrap stash). I sew them and fold the flange in, then trim the whole long strip to 1” or 1.25” before sewing on.
Melanezoe, This is a great idea. When there is no border on the quilt I don't want the binding to overlap points along the edge (e.g., stars or triangles). I have been thinking of trimming wider than the quilt so binding comes to front without overlapping those points., but is hard to know how much batting/backing to leave. Your idea to sew the binding FIRST, then trim the batt/back is perfect. Thanks.
@@jillbennett8334 glad it is useful, Jill. After it’s sewn on, I fold the binding in half to see how wide it really will be. That’s the amount I trim to. Usually between 1/4” and 3/8”.
Natalie, you are such a wonderful teacher! You move at a nice pace and have a calm voice. You show the most difficult parts more than once. You tell about your own mistakes and how to check and correct. IRON TWICE, SEW ONCE🧵
So many “aha” moments watching this video! I have never done traditional binding - only the cheater binding where I fold the backing over to create the binded edge. With these tips, I’m going to try “real” binding now! Thank you!
Hi Natalie, My name is Lupe Vargas I live in Enoch, Ut. My sister started teaching me how to quilt in 2008 and I liked it ever since but when I started watching your mothers tutorials I learned to love it. I have always done my binding by hand but sometimes it take me a while to finish so I tried to do it by machine the results were not good UNTIL! I saw your video on Final Stitch on binding. I just finished a guilt using your technique and I love it. It is so much easier and looks great. Thank you for helping us all find easier and effective ways to quilt. I have learned so much from Jenny and you. I met your mother when she came out to Lehi, UT. in 2011. Loved her. Thanks again I will keep watching
Of all the hudreds of videos I have watched ... this is my very favorite! I love the flange binding and the simple way to connect the binding ends. I was sorry I missed the family 2 weeks ago when I flew to Kansas City just so I could spend a day at MSQC. Thank you ladies!
I love that kind of binding, just learned about it. Today I quilted a table topper and promised myself to add this binding at it, first time to practise. Great job Natalie 👍
Natalie! They aren’t “mistakes”... they are learning experience! Everyone should have as many as possible! They embed the alert in your brain to not repeat said “mistake”! Great video!
Natalie, I can't thank you enough for your tip on joining the ends of the binding. Your instructions are fantastic. Making sewing quilts for over 40 years I finally was able to do binding on a quilt that I could be proud of. The tip from you and Misty about using temporary basting glue is also a God send. I enjoy your videos. They are so informative. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a healthy and Happy New Year.
This is such an amazing method!!!! All these years I have been machine binding the hard way and dealing with annoying stitching on the backing and joining the ends the hard way. The appli-glue tip, omg! Thank you so much, Natalie!! I am so ready to be done by the time I'm binding and this will make it so much faster and less frustrating! Your tips literally covered all the parts of machine binding that frustrate me the most and eat up time. You rock!!! 😄🎉
Watched your mom do it and followed her example because she too is left handed., long time ago. Today I forgot how, thank goodness you had the camera on how you placed the fabric. Vola!! You saved my day! I love you!
This is my go to video for binding! I have a problem of twisting the ends together when I connect the last two pieces. I just pull this video up and never fail, it works. God Bless you! Of all the family, you are my favorite!
This video is probably the best I have seen and will make my joining the ends of the binding. This is where I struggle on binding. I also love the ease of having the flange as a guide. I have been attaching my binding to the back first since I started quilting. I just makes more sense to me. Thank you for the great tips.
Natalie, thank you for this video.....Perfect timing! Finishing up two quilts in two weeks , for Christmas and I was pressed for time. I decided to try this for a t-shirt quilt I was finishing up. The flanged binding was perfect! Thank you!!!
I'm so glad I finally saw this video!! I am home recovering from surgery, and finally had time to catch up to quilting skill I want to learn. This has been FANTASTIC! I cannot believe that flange was so easy, AND that I could finally put a binding on by machine. It turned out so stinking cute! Natalie, you are a wonderful, relaxed teacher, very much like your Mom. I love listening and learning from you all at Missouri Star Quilts - what a blessing! Thank You!
I want to thank you for this great tutorial. I struggle with keeping the binding evenly done and your suggestion to use the applique glue is a game changer. It added extra time (and I'm the impatient sort) but it was so worth the effort! Thank you Natalie. Can't wait for more Final Stitch episodes :).
I'm going to try the glue tip; I never thought of that before. Natalie, I already love the joining technique you showed in one of your previous videos. Long ago I was taught a completely different method of joining binding ends and I've always used that method, but your method is SO much better!
This was amazing! My arthritis and carpel tunnel make hand stitching so painful and time consuming now, but my machine bindings have never looked the way I wanted them to. This is a game changer and I can't wait to try it!!
I have made a dozen or so quilts and I have tried every method possible for joining the ends of the binding. I just used your method and it is the first one that it came out perfect the first time! Thank you Natalie!
