Originally Posted by salemmm
I can't figure the math on my binding.... I thought to end up w/ a 1/2" binding- you start w/ a 2 1/2" strip-- fold in half- press- line up the edge w/ the edge of the sandwhich and sew it on 1/4 ". When I practiced this-- I end up w/ 1/4" on the front and bigger on the back. What am I doing wrong????
Your batting may be on the thinner side. To compensate for this in order to get the amount of binding on the front and back equal, you need to make that first seam wider than 1/4". You don't need to take out the first seam; just sew around again with a larger seam.
Next time you may want to start with a start with a slightly narrower strip (2.25" or even 2") if you use the same batting.