Re the question as to why I'm making up binding ahead of time, I sometimes run across fabric that I think would look wonderful as a binding. I particularly like diagonal lines on a binding so when I run across a stripey fabric that's what I use it for. I buy 1 yard, which nets 15 yards of 2.5". This particular fabric is a big-scale pink/fuschia/orange plaid which I thought would look nice cut on the bias and put onto a quilt for a baby girl.