For the folks who cut strips at 2 1/4"...what seam allowance do you use?
I was taught that different quilts may call for different sizes of binding. the smaller the quilt, the smaller the binding usually. The math rule given to me was to decide on the width of the finished binding (or the seam allowance to be used) and multiply it by 7 to determine how wide to cut the binding strip ( this is for the folded binding). this provides enough to hand finish the binding. Since I always finish my bindings by machine, I multiply finished width by 7 then add a quarter inch to give me (after folding) and extra eighth of an inch to allow for machine stitching. Since I finish it by machine, I stitch to the front, fold to the back, pin carefully and stitch in the ditch on the front.