I saw another great tip on this board recently. They suggested not pressing the binding in half before sewing it on the front (or back if you that first); just hand fold it and sew it on. Not only does this save you the trouble of pressing it in half, it also folds over more smoothly to the other side when you're ready to do that part, since it allows the fold line to readjust itself ever so slightly to make up for the fact that the inner half will be slightly smaller than the outer half. I've tried it already on 2 quilts and plan to do it that way from now on.