I don't use binding clips. I use Elmer's glue. When I put the binding on the quilt - I press it. Then I turn it to the back and put a very thin line of elmer's glue along the edge of the quilt. I then press this down. The corners are mitered as I go. Then, after the binding is glued down, I can take it anywhere to finish (in the car, on a bus, etc.) and there are no pins and/or binder clips to have to worry about, just the quilt, needle and thread.