Binding Clinics #1- Straight of grain
Skill Building Clinic – Binding with Straight Grain
Required Materials:
~ The Binding Tool (see pictures of tools below-bottom tool)
~ Perfect Binding Miter Tool (see pictures of tools below-top tool)
~ A sewing machine in good working order
~ Rotary Cutter
~ Sewing scissors
~ Sewline pencil or other fabric marking pen/pencil
~ Minimum 24” x 2.5” ruler
~ Sewing pins
~ Hand sewing needles
~ Thread that matches your fabric
~ 2 fat quarters and batting to fit (quilted*) and squared to 18 x 22
~ ¼ yd of a matching fabric for binding
*Your fabric and batting needs to be quilted before you come to class. Be as creative as you want, bust out and practice some free motion or just do a cross hatch or some simple lines. It doesn’t have to be fancy, it just need to be a quilt sandwich!
Helpful but not required Materials:
~ Stiletto
~ Seam Gauge
~ Quarter Inch Foot or Quarter Inch Machine Setting
~ Small pair of thread snips
~ Thread conditioner
~ Thimble
~ Clover Binding Clips – Red variety
~ Small travel iron and pressing board
~ Best Press
Binding Clinics #1- Straight of grain
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