I found it to be much stiffer and harder to work with than the binding I made myself. It took me awhile to get the hang of making binding myself but once you master it, it's so simple, and I think much cheaper in the long run. I actually have a small quilt I was binding with the premade and it was such a pain, I tossed it in the corner of my sewing room. Selkie (see avatar)loves it and she doesn't care that the binding is completely attached.