Here's some quilting heresy....hurry, call the police!!!! I cut 1 1/2 or 2" binding, sew to the front right sides together then use invisible thread in the bobbin when I roll and tuck under so that when the seam is not perfectly in the ditch on the front side of the quilt, I don't loose my mind. So I am closing off the binding by sewing the 2nd time on the back of the quilt using a walking foot all the time. Hand sewing works fabulously too. After many quilts, binding looks pretty good....practice makes nearly perfect! Don't get discouraged!