Originally Posted by CompulsiveQuilter
I want to sew the binding to the back, fold over and sew it down with a decorative stitch. But what I don't understand: if I want to "fill" the binding with 1/4" of batting and trim the batting 1/4" from the edge of the quilt, do I sew the binding to the back at 1/4" DOWN from the edge of the batting? Isn't that hard because it won't always be an exact 1/4"??
I mark the edge of the quilt with a Sharpie permanent marker (instead of cutting). Then I line up the raw edge of the binding with the marker line, sew on the binding, and only after that cut everything down. At that time I can make adjustments to the binding fill by cutting a little extra or shaving off a bit if I want to.