Originally Posted by Sharon-OH
Help, does any one out there know of a method that you quilt your design and then fold up the backing and trim the front but some how sew the side seams up and over to form the binding ? I thought I had the pdf file saved but can't find it.
Sharon-OH
I do this all the time. Some people call it cheater binding. I do this on my charity quilts. I square up the front, trim it all around, then cut my backing to 1" if I want a 1/2" binding. I press the backing to fold up to the batting/front sandwich, then press this folded edge to the front, miter the corners and stitch it down. Very simple. That is all there is to it. If you want a different size binding just double that measurement when cutting the backing fabric.