How to finish the edges of window hangings
If you are making a pojagi patchwork piece to use as a window hanging, how do you finish the edges?
You could finish the edge with binding, just like a quilt, but I think it’s unnecessarily difficult.
When a piece is hanging in a window, you won’t notice the contrasting colour, it will just look like a dark seam.
So I finish my edges with just a simple hem. This is easy to do and it allows me to change the orientation of the piece because there is no clear top and bottom.
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Here’s how to do the simple hem:
Trim the edges to be straight.
Fold over 1/4” and press.
Fold over another 1/4” and press.
Topstitch along the edge of the fold.
That’s how easy it is!
Do one side at a time, don’t try to stitch in one continuous loop.
I don’t trim down the corners, I just fold them under. If your machine has problems with the layers of fabric, try using a hump jumper and take it slow.
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