Since no one has posted it yet, I'm going to recommend (again) Sharon Schamber's binding youtube videos.
I used to do really good binding, I thought it was fine and I had the whole concept down.
But now, they are sooooooo much better. She covers everything from cutting the binding, to pressing, to sewing, to turning, to EVERYTHING!
Here's part one (of 3):
http://www.youtube.comwatch?v=4PE0Yq9iGlc
Watch. Learn. This is the kind of stuff that should be handed to someone the minute she says she wants to learn how to quilt.
Just genius.