I think this is the instructions you are mentioning, correct?
http://www.daystyledesigns.com/blocking.htm
This is the way most professional show quilts are done. It ensures that the quilt will be exactly square and lie flat for show & judging. Binding after blocking the quilt allows for the binding to be/look perfect. I wouldn't go through the trouble for everyday quilts...but some do. It's like all crafts...matter of the crafter's preference
Originally Posted by carolaug
Do you square your quilt top before or after?
I was just reading on Leah Day's blog that she FMQs then puts the quilt in the bath tub with hot water...dries and then squares it off...then binds. Never heard of that...does anyone else do that?