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Cut enough strips to go around the outside edge of your
quilt. Sew all strips together with a 45-degree angle.
Sew and Trim to ¼ inch seam allowance
Open and Press and trim any ends. Do this
to make all binding needed.
Start sewing about 5-6 inches from your binding end, I mark with a pin on each corner
Sew the binding with a ¼ inch seam allowance. Stop ¼ from
the edge. Back stitch a few stitches.
Fold the binding back. Fold binding back down on to the Quilt. Match up edges. A diagonal fold will form between the
layers and a straight fold on top. Do corners one at a time
Do this on all four corners
Stop sewing about 4-5 inches from the first end. 
Pin well, fold over and match the ends
Press
Open up and mark your SEWING line 
On both sides
This is your SEWING line, Sew and trim seam.
Continue sewing the binding to the quilt. 
The right side of the quilt
You will need to trim your batting, I like to trim mine about an 1/8 of an inch from the binding edge
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Fold the binding open
Pull it over the machine stitches. 
Pin and I like to hand stitch
Blind Stitch, I like to hide my knot in the inside.
Take a stitch straight across and then back into the binding just a few threads.
Make sure your thread matches and as below, I have about 6-8 stitches down in this photo
Stitch all the way into the fold.
Pull your needle out and fold other corner over, 
Sew the corners closed on BOTH sides. Back side here
Push needle through and stitch the front corner seam closed. 
Push needle through to the back and continue sewing around the quilt.
Finished corners.
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This is my Quilt Basket Beauty Quilt Pattern
This is how I use it on my dresser. It makes me happy to see it.
Make 16 basket blocks, finished quilt is 24” x 24” if made an shown. I use mine on my dresser or the center of our dining room table. But, would also be a great baby quilt or lap quilt.
This quilt post just keeps going and going. I’m re-posting it as I think to tie a quilt is a quick way to finish a quilt which is to be loved and used.
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I use these needles, sometimes a larger one and sometimes not. After doing them I really think it’s how I feel that day ! 
I like to use, “Peaches and Cream” yarn, soft but NOT TOO soft, it has to be to hold the knot. 
From the side you will see the knot, go down and up, going though, top, batting and backing.
Come back through again,
DO NOT cut yarn, travel to next knot and repeat.
Cut yarn
I do all the knots and then cut them all at the same time.
As I tie each one, I lay the yarn going down. 
I started quilting years and years ago, 30+ years. This is my first quilt, I had started with pillow tops. I took a class in Burlington, Iowa. Which was taught by Liz Porter, at the time she was working for Better Homes and Garden, was speaking on the weekends. This was a bring 2 1/2″ squares, share with all, and do color gradation. a one day class. See my quilt patterns
We all start someplace, I didn’t know how to do corners or how to do a double binding. We are all new once. I love this quilt, it’s home to me, it’s been packed, moved, taken, machine washed and dried for years. I will not mend or fix anything on it. It’s like me, old but still pretty good.
BUT, what I did know how to do was hand quilt. All those pillows I made. Hearts in each square and straight line on the outside edges.
I see and hear it all the time about being perfect with your quilt making. Stop it ! DON’T be perfect, DO ! ! Do it wrong, do it right, but DO it.
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Cut 4 Burgundy – 2 1/2” x 2 1/2
Turn block and sew into rows and rows into the block
