Originally Posted by disijudy
For a quick binding, I like to serge my quilt edge before sewing the binding to the back of the quilt. Turn to the front & stitch just along the edge in thread to match the binding, or do a decorative stitch. I use a 2 1/2" binding. For my best quilts, I still like to sew the binding on the front, burn to the back & hand stitch in place while watching tv programs.
I have serged the edges too, but find that it squashed the edge and prevents you from having a nice puffy, full binding. For my flannel quilts I like to use a 3/8" seam, gives a nice full edge and less chance of fraying or coming loose down the road.