Originally Posted by
SandyQuilter
Forgot to say. Never, EVER just cut binding without measuring and starting sewing from one end to the other. This is a sure way to have wavy edges and the quilt to be out of square.
SandyQuilter
YEP! And you generally measure across THE CENTER of the quilt - not the edge. OR measure across the center and the edges and average the measurements.
Before I bind my quilts I lay them in halves both directions to see how much they are off (if at all). If it's just a bit (and I consider 1/4" a bit) and trimming would mess up the pattern, I accept that it is off by a bit and move on.