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Tips for Thrifty Quilting from Darlene Zimmerman

Learn to use fabric scraps, leftover blocks, selvages, with tips about thrifty quilting from Darlene Zimmerman.

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A pieced binding can be added to a scrappy quilt by sewing longer strips together on the long edges, creating a strip set at least 12-18" deep. Cut bias binding from this strip set and piece together on the diagonal to create the length needed for binding.

Learn how to create pieced binding.

More to check out:

Scrappy Quilt Projects
Free Fat Quarter-Friendly Quilt Patterns
Q&A with Darlene Zimmerman