Start by pressing the bias strip in half.Open up the bias strip and press the edges into the center.Then fold along the center crease and press again, making sure one side is slightly offset from the other.Open up the bias binding and pin the shorter side to the right side of the fabric lining up raw edges.Stitch in the fold.Wrap the bias binding over the seam allowance and to the back. Press.Pin the binding in place.Here I top stitched to catch the binding in the back.For the curved part, you can press the bias strip into a curve to make it easier to pin.Repeat the same procedure as for the straight part.On the curved part, I topstitched. On the straight part, I stitched in the ditch. You could also hand slip stitch it on the back.
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