Oliso M3Pro project iron – the perfect travelling companion

Yesterday, we completed the top of a fun and easy strip quilt with the help of the HEMLINE GOLD Retractable Tape Measure – 150cm/60 and the HEMLINE GOLD Sewing Kit. Both items are a must for travel supplies. Today we’ll construct and add the binding to finish our quilts using the OLISO M3Pro Project Iron – Coral to create a professional finish.

Most quilters prefer to travel to a retreat or class with their iron. Bringing a large iron is not always practical, but bringing an OLISO M3Pro Project Iron – Coral sure is. It’s small, powerful, and has a water reservoir for those who like steam.

The final step to complete the strip quilt we’ve been working on is to add the binding. For many, this is a moment they enjoy as it relaxes them. Others find it’s a small hurdle as they don’t enjoy handwork. I don’t mind sewing on a binding; I do it entirely by machine.

The pins and scissors in our HEMLINE GOLD Sewing Kit will help us construct the binding.

To start, take the seven remaining black 2½” strips that we cut yesterday and mark a 45-degree angle on the end of each strip using the OLFA 6″ x 24″ Frosted Acrylic Ruler.

Place one black strip at a 90-degree angle, right sides together, over the end of another black strip. Pin in place and sew along the diagonal line. Repeat until all seven strips are sewn together.

Trim the extra fabric ¼” away from the seam.

Press the seams open using the OLISO M3Pro Project Iron.

Sewing 45-degree angles when combining the strips will help reduce the bulk when we sew the binding onto the quilt.

Fold and press the strip in half lengthwise, with the raw edges touching and the wrong sides together. Leave a 12” tail unsewn then use a ¼” seam to sew the long binding strip to the back of the quilt. Be sure that the raw edges of the binding line up with the raw edges of the quilt.

Stop sewing approximately 12” from the start point of the binding.

Place a pin 2¼” in from the narrow end of the strip at the start of the binding.

Bring the end of the strip up and cut it where it meets the pin. The start and end of your binding strip will now overlap by 2¼”.

To join the strips, draw a 45-degree angle line on one of the strip’s ends. Overlap the strips, right sides together, and pin.

Sew on the line. Double-check to be sure nothing is twisted, then trim the excess fabric ¼” away from the seam. Finish attaching the binding to the quilt.

Before turning the binding to the front of the quilt, cut a little bit of the excess fabric and batting away from all four corners.

Get those HEMLINE GOLD Quilters Clips ready to help keep the binding folded over evenly.

Fold the binding to the front of the quilt.

Use the Hemline Gold fabric clips to keep the binding in place while you sew it.

Use a straight stitch and sew along the edge of the binding to attach it to the front of the quilt.

This sewing method on the binding doesn’t diminish the quilt’s beauty. On the back, all that shows is a small seam parallel to the binding.

My favorite tool today was the OLISO M3Pro Project Iron. It’s small, compact and powerful. Another fun feature of the oliso M3Pro project iron is that they all come with a SOLEMATE, a high-temperature silicone iron rest that allows the user to place it face down while ironing and safely store it away when you’re done. It even has an integrated loop for hanging.

Now that my East Coast vacation has ended, I’m off again, this time on an Alaska quilting cruise. What better location to take photos of the completed quilt?

Today, we used the OLISO M3Pro Project Iron, HEMLINE GOLD Quilters Clips (Pack of 30), and HEMLINE GOLD Sewing Kit to make and attach the binding to our fun and easy strip quilt. Join me tomorrow as we explore the many benefits of the Hemline Gold Quilters 4-in-1 Multi Mat (30cm x 24cm).

This is part 4 of 5 in this series

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