I used a binding which I have Named Binding for Security. I was asked to quilt a top and then put binding onto a top made by a teenage girl. I knew this would never become a family heirloom and that it would get lots of "hard use" So I cut binding 3 1/4" wide instead of 2 1/2". The extra width allme after I had sewn binding to the top side, to turn it to the back side and "Stitch in the ditch from the front. You could not see the row of stitching on the right side and just saw a line of stitching on back side. Hope this helps. Karen K.