Originally Posted by SandyinZ4
I was just wondering if I have been doing this wrong since I am sort of a self-taught quilter. When I am ready to add the binding on my quilt, I always trim the edges, including the batting and backing so I have a straight edge to sew the binding onto. Is this the best way to do this or do you leave it all on so you have some extra batting to add to the binding part to make it not be flat? I am open for suggestions and your reasoning. :-)
I sew using a long stitch all around the edge of the quilt and a 1/4" seam allowance. Then I trim the quilt so it is nice and even. Then I sew the binding to the back of the quilt so I can bring it to the front of the quilt, then lay the edge of the binding along the 1/4" sewing line and this makes a nice seam edge on the front as well as the back of the quilt. In order to fill the binding I would take a small strip of the binding and lay it inside the fold so the binding would have stuffing but now I believe if I would sew around the edge of the quilt using a 1/2" seam allowance then I would have stuffing in the middle of the binding.