Originally Posted by
MartiMorga
When I use to do it from the front to back and then stitch in the ditch - there would always be the part that I didn't catch (?) and it looked poorly on the back. This way, the stitch on the back is barely noticeable.
I did that too, until I found out about School Glue. I sew the binding on the front and press that seam open really well. (You want to really see that ditch so you can stitch into it. It relaxes again after it is washed.) I lay the quilt on the bed, put the ironing board at the edge of the bed (folded up), and work around a few feet at a time. The bed holds the quilt so it is easier to work on it.
Put a line of glue in the seam allowance; pull the binding so that it just covers the seam line by about 1/8 inch, and iron the glue dry. I can do a whole quilt in less than an hour. Then it is simple to stitch from the right side. I can usually get that done in about an hour, too. The corners may need a little more attention, but I found an extra spot of glue where the corners overlap did the trick.