When cutting binding always cut along the grain

1. Lay bottom of fabric face down on a bench/table.

2. Start from the top centre clamp down with large paper clips, and then firmly clip bottom centre making sure there is 5-10cm overlay at each end.
3. Then working from the other sides clip and do the same making sure you run your hand over it to smooth it out as you go along.
4. Lay out wadding over the bottom of the quilt, and then place the top part of the quilt on top of the binding.
5. Clip down tightly starting from the top to the bottom the sides smoothing out any odd pieces as you go.
6. Once clipped down start safety pinning it from the middle outwards. ( The more safety pins you use the more even the quilt). Once finished unclip.
7. Measure around the diameter of the quilt to see how much binding you need
8. Cut all binding 2 ½ in along the grain
9. Joining the binding always set the biding edges at a 90 deg angle the same ways also to get continuos binding. Sew at a 45deg angle from left top to right bottom. Cutting off back edging and iron straight.
10. Iron binding in half seam facing inwards.
11. Leave a 20cm tag, pin from the centre bottom to the end of the quilt leaving ¼ inch to turn the fabric around the corner.
12. Turning the corner, fold the binding on itself perpendicular to the seam you just stitched and pin.
13. Fold the binding again, now align the fold in the biding with the raw edges of the seam you have just pinned and align the raw edges of the unstitched binding with the next edge of the quilt.
14. Starting at the edge of the quilt, pin the binding to the next side of the quilt.
15. Repeat steps 12, 13 &14 at each corner.
16. Once you have reached the bottom of your quilt leave an extra 20cm binding so it overlaps the other one by 15 cm. There should be a 20cm gap between the 2 ends where it is pinned so you can finish of neatly.
17. Once all pinned now with a walking foot with a ¼ inch foot sew around the quilts binding with a ¼ inch seam allowance removing pins as you go
18. Unfold the ends of both binding pieces and smooth along the edge of the quilt
19. With right sides together, trace a 45 deg angle so it is running in the same direction as your other continuous binding.
20. Refold the remaining binding and sew into place.
21. Trim the excess of the bottom layers back to the edge of the binding.
22. Enclosing the raw edges: fold the binding over the raw edges of the quilt. Hand stitch using a blind hemming stitch or a whipstitch just beyond the stitch line. Tuck each corner into a miter as you go along.