Blind stitch the binding to your quilt

Hand tacking the binding down to the back of your quilt can be easy and fun to do, especially if you enjoy handwork. Here is a quick and easy way to stitch a blind stitch.

Fold the binding to the back of the quilt. Thread a small quilting needle with a single strand of thread and knot the end. Bring the needle through the seam allowance of the quilt and knot it a couple of times before starting to stitch the binding down. The thread end needs to be secure before you start stitching.

Fold the folded binding edge over the seam allowance of the quilt so the binding edge just covers the line of machine stitching where you attached the binding to the top of the quilt.

Run your needle under the backing fabric, in between the backing and batting, about a 1/4" tuck of fabric. Bring your needle up and through a few threads of the folded edge of binding. Pull the thread securely. Be sure not to go through to the front of the quilt; you don't want your stitches to show.

Repeat this over and over to tack the binding down the back of your quilt. Your stitches should be 1/4" - 3/8" to hold the binding down securely. Continue around the entire quilt and knot your thread in the seam allowance to tie off at the end.

Not sure how to attach your quilt binding to your quilt? See here.