Originally Posted by
KarenJ
I like fat bindings. They can act as another border and frame the quilt better than a narrow one. On large quilts the 1/4" bindings look, in my opinion, almost out of proportion.
You don't have to go any farther into the edges of the quilt. Cut your backing and batting wider to accomodate the wider binding and still go 1/4" in on the quilt side.
How wide do you cut them, I am thinking if I do the sewing on with a 1/4 inch seam, when it is folded over the binding will be flimsy if it is wider. Maybe I am wrong.