Originally Posted by
Irishrose2
Stitch to the front, fold, line up carefully and stitch in the ditch from the front. I like my binding at least 2.75", sometimes 3". I've also used Charisma's method with the colored flange.
This is what I do. It goes very fast.
When I first trim the batting, I leave at least half an inch hanging past the edge of the quilt top. Then sew the binding to the front, making the quarter inch seam from the edge of the quilt top.
Take a ruler and rotary cutter and cut the batt and backing, using your stitching line for measuring. 3/8 of an inch works for me with the 2.5 inch wide binding.
Fold the binding out and iron that seam open, making sure that the "ditch" is showing all around.
Pin, clamp or glue the binding to the back, just covering the stitching line on the back. The corners need a few pins.
Sew from the front in the ditch.
This looks wonderful from the front and from the back. There is just a top stitch line on the back.