Originally Posted by
duckydo
This may of already of been addressed, but I find most folks have trouble with how to join the ends together and how to make a nice sharp corner. One other thing that is how to figure how much binding a person needs
If you check out posts #33 and #35 on this thread, you will find a lot of information. I know it is a lot to read, but I hope it would be worth your while.
Post 41 on this thread is another one to look at. It sends you to a site that says it can't find the web page. So type in "binding ends" into the search box and you will find another method of joining ends of binding. It is class or entry no.2.
Then check the posts in the thread from today's Quilting Board that says "Mitering Corners" Lots of good information there also. Lots of good ways to do something; you can choose which one is best for you.
As for how much binding you need, it is exactly as much as the perimeter of your quilt, plus the width of the binding. If your quilt is 60 X 72, that makes 264 inches plus the 2 1/2 for the width of the binding= 266.5 inches. Divide by 12 and you have 22.2 feet or 7.4 yards.
A binding 7 1/2 yards long should do it. A little more is better than not enough, but we tend to over-do that.