Two Ways to Bind a Quilt with Rickrack
Place it Inside the Binding or Along the Outer Edges!
Rickrack adds such a delightful touch to quilts. And, there are so many ways to use it. One of our favorites is to add rickrack just inside of the binding or even around the outer edges for a wonderful finishing touch.
Lori Holt from Bee in My Bonnet demonstrates how to add rickrack to a standard binding (her binding tutorial is also included). This treatment is such a pretty touch and can be adapted to lace and other trim.
You’ll find the instructions in the following article.
Deonn from Quiltscapes shows us how to use rickrack instead of binding to finish a quilt edge. This is a wonderful way to give a quilt a little something extra.
You’ll find the instructions in the following article.
If you’re concerned about how to handle the corners, consider rounding the corners of the quilt. Leslie Unfinished shows us how to do that with a simple receiving blanket. The same method can be used with a pieced quilt top.
You’ll find the instructions in the article below.
While rickrack edging is pretty on a small quilt, it’s just as lovely on a large one. We love how it finishes the edges of this Log Cabin quilt.
Learn more about this quilt here.
Image Source: The photo on the left in the image at the top of this page is from Maxie Makes and the one on the right is from Thrifty Fun.
