Originally Posted by hopetoquilt
I take a 2.5 inch strip, fold in half and machine sew to back of quilt. Then I flip it over and hand stitch to front of quilt. I miter the corners. I love doing the binding. there are great videos on line regarding how to do this.
(aka double fold binding)
I do the same method BUT I sew it on the front and hand sew to the back.....I always try to match my boarder fabric, unless there is a reason to make it anything else.