Binding by Machine 101 - Quilting tutorial from Gudrun Erla of GE Designs

Gudrun Erla of GE Designs demonstrates her favorite machine binding technique for finishing quilts. Practical advice for those soon-to-be well loved pieces.

[@sandan2358]

I like that you pin the corners & don’t have to own a bunch of expensive clips. 😊

[@carrieburden4843]

@GE Designs - I use this same method but use the chunk of binding strip trimmed off at the join as my measuring tool for the overlap. It's the exact width of the strip....because it's literally a piece of the strip! No ruler needed :)

[@4wheeltundra]

Thank you. I got your XL Stripology ruler for Christmas and just ordered the mini one too. I aim to cut my binding a little narrower like you do. I love doing decorative stitch too. Great videos

[@Stacy-iu6ch]

Thanks it’s nice to learn another way.

[@gr8full2bme]

Thanks, Gudrun! Great tip for measuring/marking/cutting strip end starting at 11:35-12:13

[@tracystrobel1065]

Oh this was great. I hate doing the binding by hand but have wanted to do it by machine but fearful of the outcome after spending so much time making the top. Have a quilt ready and am gonna try this method. Cant wait for the sew along Sunday with Bonnie.

[@brendabarry278]

I love this tutorial! I do make binding 2.5, sewing binding down 3/8 from the edge and use a serpentine stitch to stitch on top. I’ll be trying your method today. ❤️

[@sherryt9569]

Excellent. I do my binding exactly like this with the straight stitch, I will definitely be trying it with the zigzag stitch next time I do binding.

[@audreyterry1428]

This was awesome. Thanks so much!

[@LQ327]

awesome video!! thanks so much

[@cindytempleton2739]

Excellent video that was easy and clear to follow. What was the name of the ruler that was used to cut the mitered seam when sewing the binding strips together? I have never heard of that tool and would really save time to use it. Thanks. ps. Love your designs, quilt alongs, and helpful videos.

[@gracewestmacott8332]

Hello Gudrun thank you for your tutorial on bindings. Is your machine table a branded one or it comes with your machine? Love love your tutorial I bought some of your stripology rulers and living it. Hi from NZ

[@lynnlegault4042]

I've been buying premade bias tap...nomore now that I ve learned the two different types of bias tape and how to make them

[@patcongine6604]

Looked on the web site for the 1/4" cutting chart but did not find it. Anybody have it

[@gdcleanfun]

Excellent tutorial! (Side note: you might want to put a different quilt on the shelf behind you as you faced the camera and spoke. You had two bunny ears on the sides of your head. :D )

[@GEDesigns]

Debi Sayer that’s hilarious!

[@bingealicious5387]

Debi Sayer i noticed the same thing!!

[@nadinemerrick1255]

????????could you talk about tips on getting the back perfect. Sometimes the thread that matches the binding shows up too much on the backing fabric and my line of stitching sometimes wanders off the back binding and into the backing area. How do you control this?

[@angelamorrison2589]

LOVE the backing fabric on the runner. Any idea of the manufacturer and name?

[@GEDesigns]

It’s a Joel Dewberry, few years back:)

[@chrissywilmshurst2323]

Why doesnt it have to be an accurate quarter of an inch from the edge when we are coming up to the corner?

[@mikekatke9233]

I can’t find the chart

[@CindySeipel]

I love doing machine binding but the one thing that frustrates me is that 1 side is 1/4" and the other side is much wider. I've tried making my initial stitching a little wider and then I end up in a tug of war on the other side! There has to be a happy medium.

[@karenmezera5117]

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