Originally Posted by
citruscountyquilter
I never press my binding because I want a soft fold on the edge I'm going to hand sew to the back. It makes it much easier to make my stitches nearly invisible.
Just want to mention that ironing the binding away from the quilt is done *before* folding. The edge still has a soft fold. Ironing the seam and binding away from the quilt before folding is an extra step that helps make folding easier, plus helps to keep the binding even on both sides.
Edit: I should add that I also found that *not* ironing binding in half before sewing it on works much better than ironing the binding in half before applying. Not ironing results in the inner layer of binding to be less and the outer layer of binding to be more. After sewing the binding to the quilt body, I simply iron the seam where the binding is attached to the quilt, again *not* ironing the area where the binding will fold over the edge.