First of all I do want to say that I enjoy doing bindings but there is one thing I have not been able to figure out. Some instructors tell you to trim the quilt top even while others tell you to leave about 1/2 inch of batting and backing, I have done both ways and still am not sure which one is best. It seems to me that trimming even with quilt top creates a binding that is not too stable. How do you quilters handle this? Betsy