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# 11 | Add binding

## <mark style="color:blue;">Exercise 11</mark>

**11** | *Add binding to your quilt design.*

***Objective*** | To add binding to your quilt design in PreQuilt.&#x20;

***Did You Know*** | You can also preview your binding using digital fabric swatches.&#x20;

### <mark style="color:blue;">01 | Adding Binding Using Solid Fabric</mark>

1. Click on the <mark style="color:blue;">**BINDING/BORDER**</mark> tab on the left side control panel.
   * ![](/files/3zskFoeHJDTLcNByLWcY)
2. Select your desired binding width by pressing the <mark style="color:blue;">**+**</mark> button.
   * ![](/files/YvekxHyxODiYvDf7lrxm)
3. Using the dropdown menu, select your <mark style="color:blue;">**binding fabric Fabric Link**</mark>. In this example, I used the solid fabric associated with Fabric Link B.
   * ![](/files/Y1UqWk81eO4qSbGlXBWA)
4. Now your quilt has binding!

   <div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/Ttnr53xUT0TMMihuwpdN" alt=""><figcaption><p><em>Binding using solid fabric swatch</em></p></figcaption></figure></div>

### <mark style="color:blue;">02 | Adding Binding Using Printed Fabric</mark>

{% hint style="info" %} <mark style="color:blue;">**TIP:**</mark> Our newest update now automatically rotates the binding fabric by 90 degrees each time it goes around a corner. So, striped binding can always point toward the quilt. You can also manually rotate the binding fabric.
{% endhint %}

1. Import the digital fabric swatch for your printed fabric.
   * See [*Exercise 07 | Use printed fabric*](/old-courses/quiltcon-courses/deep-dive-into-prequilt/07-or-use-printed-fabric.md#01-or-find-and-save-digital-fabric-swatches) for a refresher on how to do this.
2. Click on the <mark style="color:blue;">**BINDING/BORDER**</mark> tab on the left side control panel.
   * ![](/files/ylccWTPHvahKaJGvBi11)
3. Select your desired binding width by pressing the <mark style="color:blue;">**+**</mark> button.
   * ![](/files/QvpTcOJVGqkuQVsFNdkY)
4. Using the dropdown menu, select your <mark style="color:blue;">**binding fabric Fabric link**</mark>. In this example, I used the printed fabric associated with Fabric Link D.
   * ![](/files/Kmmp3yizfaKbhlffmACw)
5. Now your quilt has binding using printed fabric!

   <div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/Jy9399jXHm2LJLbfH5pr" alt=""><figcaption><p><em>Binding using printed fabric swatch</em></p></figcaption></figure></div>