Quilt Basting Video

There is a time and effort saving technique that simplifies the quilting process: self binding. This article will show that binding a quilt doesn’t have to involve the time-consuming process of cutting and attaching separate binding strips. There’s a simpler way that saves time and effort: making a self-bound quilt.

This sewing tutorial will focus on bargello quilt patterns. What is bargello quilting? Bargello quilt patterns appear to use small scraps of fabric, mostly squares and rectangles, placed in such a way that they seem to flow and move across the piece. These quilts are strip-pieced. This means the fabric has been cut into long strips and sewn together in graduated color groups. Afterward, the strips are cut into rows of squares and rectangles that the sewist then stitches together.