Binding1. Attach binding strips together with a 1/4" seam allowance. Press seam allowances open. With the wrong sides together, fold the binding strip in half lengthwise and press.
2. Beginning in the center of one side on the right side of the wall hanging, place the binding strip against right side, aligning the binding strip's raw edges with the wall hanging's raw edge. Fold back the beginning of the binding strip about 1/2". Stitch 1//4" from the raw edge through all layers, stopping 1/4" from the corner. Backstitch, then clip the threads. Remove the wall hanging from under the sewing-machine presser foot.
3. Fold the binding strip upward, creating a diagonal fold, and finger press.
4. Holding the diagonal fold in place with your finger, bring the binding strip down in line with the next edge, making a horizontal fold that aligns with the top edge of the wall hanging.
5. Continue stitching 1/4" from the raw edge, starting at the top of the horizontal fold and stitching down the next side. Sew around the wall hanging, turning each corner in the same manner. When you return to the starting point, lap the binding strip end over the beginning fold and stitch just past the starting point.
6. Trim the edge of wall hanging 3/8" from stitching all the way around.
7. Turn the binding over the edge of the wall hanging to the back. Hand-stitch the edge binding to the backing, pinning if necessary to keep it straight. To make mitered corners on the back, hand-stitch the binding up to a corner. Fold a miter in the binding. Take several stitches in the fold to secure it. Then stitch the binding in place up to the next corner. Finish each corner in the same manner.
