Sir Snips’ Daily Snippet: Binding Without the Bulge

Sir Snips, a black, cream, and gray raccoon, joins black-and-cream quilt binding strips at a right angle with a diagonal seam.

Sir Snips’ Daily Snippet 🦝🪡

Binding without the bulge.

To join binding strips, place the ends right sides together at a 90-degree angle and stitch corner-to-corner across the diagonal. Trim the seam allowance to ¼ inch and press it open before folding the binding lengthwise. That diagonal join spreads out the bulk so the finished binding wraps more smoothly.

Lumps belong in gravy—not in your binding. 😉

Do you join your binding diagonally—or have you been stacking the seams?

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October 16, 2026

Sources: WeAllSew — Simple Strips Quilt-Along, Part 5; WeAllSew — Sunrise Baby Quilt: Bind It!