I made 2 quilts by splitting 2 king size sheets lengthwise and using a poly batt that was at least 3 inches thick! (I was a beginner and didn't know any better!) Tried to machine quilt one, realized some of my errors, so I split the batt down to 1.5 inches. Finished the quilting on that one with my domestic machine and said "never again", bound it with double fold tape from the store by folding the tape over the edge and machine stitching from the front (I said I was a beginner!). For the second quilt, pillowcased it so I wouldn't have to deal with binding. Then I tied it with perle cotton and left nice 2 inch tails on the back of the quilt. Had nightmares of spiders everytime I slept under that quilt till I finally cut the tails off! Quilt gets washed at least 12 times a year and is doing fine after 6 years!