Attaching a scalloped edge to a quilt is quite easy; the trick is to trim the edge to the size scallops you like, and making sure the scallops are the same on each size. I cut this quilt with a slight scallop.
For the binding, I bought 1 yard of a larger polka dot fabric because the store didn't have the smaller polka dot fabric. But it's the same shade of pink as the quilt, so it matches.
I opened up the one yard of fabric, spread it out on the floor, and drew 5 straight lines diagonally, about 1-1/2" wide, making four bias strips. I machine stitched the ends together perpendicularly, so the seam would be at a diagonal, instead of a straight seam. I think it looks better on the quilt.
Then I pinned the bias strips on the top fabric of the quilt, placing the edges together.
After I finished pinning the bias fabric, I machine stitched it to all of the layers along the edge of the quilt but only about 1/4" from the edge. Then it was trimmed to 1/8", and then began the more tedious part of the binding.
Fold the bias strip from the front to the back, turning it under, even the slightest bit. However, takes a ton of pins!
I hand stitched all the way around using the blind stitch, and it only took a few hours! (I was happy about that!)
And, voila! It's done!!!
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