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Load the bias tape
maker with a binding
strip. Pull the fabric
through the bias tape
maker and press as
the folded strip exits
the other end. (I found
that my strips were
more even and consistent when I pressed from the
top side of the fabric.)
Measure the width of
the pressed strip and
divide the measure-
ment in half. Measure
this distance out from
the seam and draw a
placement line for the
edge of the bias strip.
Position a folded bias strip over the seam, aligning
the edge with the marked line. Use a glue stick to
hold the strip in place.
Remove the guide from Walking Foot #50. Remove
the open-toe sole from the foot and attach the
standard sole. Since you will be stitching through
more layers of fabric you may want to change to a
#90/14 Denim needle.
Select a straight stitch
and move the needle
position 2 steps to the
right of center. Place
the quilt under the foot
with the edge of the
bias strip just inside
the right toe of the
foot. Stitch down the
side of the strip.
Repeat for the second
side of the strip.
Lay four strips in one
direction, then lay the
remaining four strips
in the other direction.
From the fabric left over from cutting the bias strips,
cut enough 2½”-wide bias strips to go around the
outer edge of the quilt—about 220”. Seam the bias
strips together. Press the long strip in half length-
wise, wrong sides together.
Place the folded bias
strip on the right side
of the quilt with the
raw edges even. Sew
the folded bias strip
to the quilt using a ⅜”
seam allowance. To
accomplish this, move
the needle position all
the way to the right and guide the raw edge of the
fabric along the outside edge of the foot.
When all of the binding is sewn to the front of the
quilt, press it out away from the quilt. Pull the binding
around to the back of the quilt and stitch along the
inner folded edge to hold the binding in place.
For additional information on Dual Sole
Walking Foot with Guides #50 and other
BERNINA presser feet, attachments, and
accessories, see Feetures, volumes 1-3.
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www.berninausa.com
for additional projects and information.