Originally Posted by jodimarie
I trim the fabric to at least 2 inches and sometimes 2 1/2 inches all the way around. Now, fold your backing fabric in half ( more or less....no rules here!! ) and tuck it back into the quilt sandwich and fold the edge over and either finish by hand or machine.
I taught my granddaughter this method when she made her first quilts. By folding the backing over, as jodimarie says, you will get a double binding.
Self-binding
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