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Best Quilt Finishing & Binding Quilting Books

Quilt finishing and binding books cover the last step of quiltmaking specifically — squaring up, choosing a binding method, and finishing edges cleanly after piecing and quilting are done.

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Happy Endings: Finishing the Edges of Your Quilt

Mimi Dietrich

First published in 1987 and reportedly Martingale's all-time best-selling title, Dietrich's book covers finishing methods almost no piecing book touches in depth — binding by hand or machine, finishing without a separate binding strip, sculpted and scalloped edges, and using backing fabric as a self-binding. A narrowly practical reference for the one step (binding) that trips up otherwise-experienced piecers.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What's the best quilt finishing & binding quilting book?+

Look for the book marked "Teresa's Pick" at the top of this page — that's NiftyFifty founder Teresa Drummond's personal recommendation for quilt finishing & binding. Below it you'll find 1 more books covering the same category from different authors and angles.

Do I need more than one quilt finishing & binding book?+

Not usually. Most quilters do fine with one solid reference for a given technique — pick the one whose author's teaching style clicks with you, work through it, and only add a second if you outgrow the first or want a different perspective.

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