I miss her so! I enjoyed watching her classes. she taught me so much and was such a great teacher!! Please keep her channel up! Blessing to her family and all touched by her grace!

I miss her so much. She has left us wonderful crafts forever 💔

This is always a refresher I need every time, thank you to Melanie, you are so missed ❤️💔

I began quilting in August 2022 and Melanie taught me so much through that time and onward with the great teaching and encouragement shared in her videos. Thank you for continuing to share her knowledge and kindness by keeping her tutorials available. Melanie made a huge difference to so many and continues to shine her light. All the best to your family.

Miss you. Still need to watch this every time I make a quilt. ❤

I always come back to this tutorial anytime I bind a quilt. Miss you Melanie

Best machine binding method and video ever! Thank you Melanie in Heaven!

I appreciate that these videos are still up. I’ve said it before but these videos helped me make my first quilt and I reference them often.

I Come back to this tutorial fot every quilt! Thank you for this

Man, I should of known better! I watched another video and sewed it wrong like 3 times. Then I watched you and you showed me what I was doing wrong! You’re a blessing! Miss you!

Melanie helped me learn to quilt. Now I’m back for some reminders. She is so missed.

I watched Melanie's binding videos so many times as I was doing the binding on two twin quilts, my first time binding. I don't think I would have used the mitered corners method without Melanie's videos. Her instruction was so clear and enthusiastic that it gave me the courage to forge ahead and complete them. And I was so happy with the results (which is a miracle given my perfectionism streak; quilting presents quite the challenge to that issue!). When I was nearly finished, I learned that Melanie had passed in January, 2022 from cancer. It felt like a friend had died. Many thanks to her husband for continuing her channel which I plan on returning to again and again as I do more quilting projects. May Melanie rest in peace and know that she is continuing to help many others. My heart goes out to her husband and children on their tremendous loss.

Thank you so much for showing the way to place your ruler on the fabric before cutting your fabric. None of the videos I have watched when I started showed just where too place the ruler

Excellent demo

Revisiting this video as I finish another quilt. Can't believe you're gone. ❤

Hey there!! So happy to share this highly requested technique video with you! If you like it, or my content, please thumbs up?! Pretty please? It tells the KZfaq algorithm gods that my content is valuable and high quality. It helps so much, THANK YOU!!

Best part of my weekend was watching football and getting some stitching done :) Love watching you live, hope you feel better soon.

Love that your showing this.... all the classes I've attended mostly focuses on getting started and the quilt top! :)

Thanks Melanie! I’m just starting my sewing adventures and I enjoy watching videos to understand what’s important. Your are well done. Thanks!!

Working on my 2nd quilt. Never zigzagged the first one but I just did this one and I am so pleased. Thanks for the suggestion!

Thank you so much for this awesome tutorial. I finally felt comfortable enough to complete my mother’s quilt. I’m so glad I came across you channel. ❤️❤️❤️

Melanie you are such a good teacher. I love doing the tops but are avoiding the binding, but you have shown it so well. Time to stop procrastinating and get it done.

Love and miss you! Even thou you are no longer with us physically, I continue to watch your awesome and inspiring videos.

Thank you Melanie, this helped me so much! I realy follow your tutorials, all you show makes it easier for me! 💖

I plan on making a baby blanket for my friend so all your videos are so helpful with clear views of what you are doing/ and sewing.

Best one I've seen and I've seen dozens!! Somehow the others rush thru crucial, tricky parts......like corners and bias joining! Now I feel I really understand AND can do it! Thanks Melanie!

I have two almost twin size quilts & the strips cut & ready that, I am embarrassed to say, I made several years ago. They are all quilted & ready to go, I just lost my sewing MOJO, & never went back to finish this last step! I hope that this tutorial will give me the quick jump start that I need to get them finished. Thanks, Melanie!!

I think the idea to zigzag the quilt sandwich before binding is gonna help me a ton! Thank you!

Love your instructions. So easy to follow. Thanks.

Love this tutorial! Melanie you are great for beginners!!

Great tutorial! Have my binding ready, quilt zig zagged and am anxiously waiting for next video. 😀

I have to thank you SO much!! This has helped me a ton! The way you describe and show everything is so simple, and I got the hang of it now!! 💗💗💗

Love your videos! Thank you for the simple steps❤

Extremely useful and well done tutorial, thank you!

Such a great tutorial. Thanks Melanie.

Thank you so much! I have struggled so much with binding! This video has been one of the best I’ve seen so far! Much easier to follow!

What I think is, YAY! Thanks for showing this. I was going to do a single layer, but I see that the double layer will give it more body.

Terrific instructions on how to cut 2.5” strips! Thought I knew it all! 1st time I’ve heard anyone teach where to put the ruler so precisely! i.e., include that little line! I’ve often wondered about that. Thnx so much!

I sure miss her tutorials. Melanie helped to teach me quilting and I still look to her videos for advice. I'm finishing up 2 quilts for Christmas gifts. Merry Christmas & God bless you all Hamm Family 🌲💔

Great video! Easy for us beginners to follow. Thank you 😊

I’ve made several quilts and keep coming back to your tutorial for the stupid “joining the two ends” part while stitching the binding on to the back of the quilt. Lol.

Hi Melanie, great tips, beautiful quilt.

Rest Peacefully...thank you to her family for continuing to share her knowledge with us :)

Excellent videos. Really clear explanations.

Needed this two weeks ago! But so happy you shared this with us! Ready for part two!! ♥️

Thank you so much for this video.... I am working on my first quilt and this part has concerned me.. Im not ready for it yet LOL but your video really shows it was easier than I thought.. :)

Hi Melanie.. thanks for sharing this informative video.. i love the way you make it so easy to understand.. this video is so so helpful .. i cant wait for part two .. thanks for sharing.. i love your bright personality.. lotsa love from Johannesburg South Africa xxx

Thanks Melanie, great as usual. Your iron reminded me of a dolphins face 😁 I've already watched part 2 but will be going back to it as I complete my quilt x

Thanks so much for these very clear instructions! I finished a small quilt today, my second quilt ever, and I spent HOURS to figure out how to bind it properly. Compared to any other video I found (and believe me, I HAVE been searching), this video precisely tells you to avoid two problems: First I put the binding on the wrong diagonal together, because the videos I had been watching weren’t as clear about it, like you („outside to outside“), so I ripped a couple of seams apart, which cost me another hour...next was, that my diagonal binding joints happened to land exactly in the corners (I know they shouldn’t...NOW, after watching your video!), then I had to watch four videos, to figure out, how the binding has to be folded in the corners (another hour spent...). As far as I can tell, this is the best video on this topic I‘ve ever seen, please make sure to always keep it accessible, because I will be lost without it, when I finish my next quilt. I had one more problem: As soon as I flipped the binding over and sew the front side (second side) the stitch did not always catch the binding on the back (had to finish it by hand binding 😫), so I‘m eagerly waiting for you to upload part 2.... I don’t want to do this ever again. Regards from Germany, Thumbs up!👍🏻

Hi Melanie I'll be doing my first ever binding soon and I found your tutorial absolutely wonderful and easy to follow. Thank you so much! xox

Nice tips! Thanks!

Excellent tutorial TFS ❣️💚 💜💙

I love the quilt in the video so much! It’s beautiful. Do you have a video of how you made it?

Sorry for your loss she taught me how to quilt amazing teacher

Your light still shines ❤

Miss you 💔 thank you for teaching me to sew

Amazing tutorial for beginners like me.

Very helpful

if you buy 108" wide backing fabric for your binding your strips are longer and you don't have to join as many strips as if you used 42"/44" wide fabric :)

Boy have I missed your videos and I am soooooooo happy to have your very clear instructional videos again!!!!! ❤️❤️

Gurl ya read my mind. I just made my first quilt and bound it by hand and my gosh, it was a TINY quilt and I was still not happy about the hand sewing lol

Great tutorial; clear, concise, easy to follow. Thank you! You just picked up a subscriber :0)

A refresher course. I have a king size top done for someone special, my Health Aid...took a pay cut to keep being my.aid...I am BLESSED. I am arthritic..so this will be my LAST king size. I have a rare joint disorder. I now have to sew with my machine turned to like 45%...i refuse to stop. I am 7 th generation tailor/seamstress....It has been a bit since i cut a binding...that you for the video.

Like the zig zag tip!!

Thank you so so much

Great work. Love it. Could you help povide the link to the Friction Pen that you used for marking. Thank you in advance

I love the ease of your videos. I saw this binding technique on a Crafsy video as well, they made a little piece of paper that looks like jeans and placed the crotch of the jeans over the inside of where the pieces meet. Placing the jeans on there shows us to sew on the waist of the jeans not the crotch. Have I made sense to you? Each time I join the binding I think of this.

Thank you so much. You explain everything very nicely. I have a small dought about the width of a strip.is it 2 1/2 inches.

Miss you and your videos ❤

hi Melanie! do you have a video or know a good resource that can teach us how to use the zig zag stitch as a serger stitch? or do you know what seam allowance number you used to get the zig zag stitch to wrap around that edge?

We miss you Melanie. ❤❤

Another ladies video I watched said that the binding should be attached first and then trim down the batt and back but it should still have about a 1/4 inch more then the front all the way around

Hi - great video. Can you tell us where you got the friction pens?

Hi Melanie I cant find the second part, is it out ready?

Thank you for this great tutorial! I am in the middle of making my first quilt and all your videos have been super helpful! What is the gray quilt backing fabric you used here? Thank you!

Amazing! Where is your ruler from? xx

Do you have a video on his you machine quilted this quilt?

Melanie I bought double fold bias tape for my quilt. How do I join bought binding?

How did you get rid of the raw edge on the binding on the top? Did I miss it?

You are missed Melanie!

Very nice 😍❤👌❤😍

Trying to find the link with the formula for determining how much fabric is needed for binding, where do I find that?

Can I use flannel fabric to bind a flannel quilt, or should I use cotton?

Love your pretty fabric choices. What is your batting? It’s nice and thin.

I know that this is an old video, but does anyone know what quilt pattern it is that is featured in this video? I can’t see the whole quilt but it is absolutely beautiful.

I understand how to prepare the strips. I struggle with seeing multiple strips together. Any tricks? Thoughts?

I am making my first quit want to quit it but not shur do i just go stadlght line

Very Valuable actually! Such clear instructions. Are you a teacher? If not you should be 😆

Haven’t even gotten a minute in but I just wanna say..... love the short hair!!!!

Love your videos. Love your shorter hair

Pretty!! What fabric is this in your quilt?

Please. Do you know the name of the backing fabric? I love it.

I just love your video's, and gave you a thumbs up, but need to know why don't you iron your fabric? I was always told to iron before I sew.

I am currently making my second quilt following your tutorials. This is fun! What are your millimeter settings for the zig zag stitch?

Where do I find the 2nd video?

Re: clipping the binding to make sure you don't have a seam at a corner: I *would* be someone who goes all the way around just fine until I get to the 4th corner only to have a seam land there 😂

Thank you for posting this, can't wait for part 2! One question... When you were zig zagging your edge, it looked like you had one side going off the fabric. Or maybe it was just a fairly narrow zig zag. Could you clarify? Thanks!

Do you prewash or starch your fabric ?

Is that 2 1/2 inches width stripes

Melanie, What machine are you using??