Radian describes the plane angle subtended by a circular arc as the length of the arc divided by the radius of the arc. One radian is the angle subtended at the center of a circle by an arc that is equal in length to the radius of the circle.
The Timepiece Quilt used in this tutorial measures 56 inches by 70 inches, but this method can be used on any size quilt. 1  Step 1: Lay your quilt on a bed, table or other flat surface. 2  Step 2: Fold the lower right corner up toward the center of the quilt making sure the fold is on the bias.
It is how I bind the majority of my quilts. Part I-How to make the binding strip. First, measure your quilt. The quilt that I am binding is 57 x 73. Add 57 + 57 + 73 + 73 + 12 (to account for miters and seams) = 272. Divide that by 40 (a conservative estimate of the usable with of the fabric)= 6.8.