hereca622

Most people will give you the same advice all of these ladies have. I have large hands and a quarter inch binding makes me feel like I am tugging and pulling while sewing it to the back. I do not make fancy show quilts. I cut my binding at 3 1/2". Iron it in half and sew it at 1/2" to the front. If you have a border (or not) on your quilt, you can trim your quilt normally. I have had quilts in Guild Shows and I always get compliments on my binding by judges. I am attaching front and back photos of a doll quilt that I made. It shows the binding the best.