Thanks for all the info ladies! I'll look at my local bookstore and those DVD looked very interesting too -- never thought of that!
Thanks Shelly for the detailed explanations. One question -- so you quilt as you want, but sew on the binding using a 1/4" seam allowance from the edge of the top of the quilt -- but there is an additional 1/4" of backing & batting left sticking out too which gets tucked into the binding making it full. Right? I've been trimming everything at the edge of the quilt top. I think some of my other problems come from my basting, but I have no idea what I am doing wrong.....I don't get tucks or anything but my quilts look too fluffy-wrinkly to me.
Thanks again!
Adri