I cut my binding 2 1/4 inches, do not iron it, just fold and sew it onto the front at 1/4 inch Then I press open the seam (again without pressing any fold) wrap to the back and press a little bit past the stitch line, then glue a thin bead all around and press. One of the things that helps get it on nice is to zigzag around the edge of your quilt before you begin - it makes a nice edge for the binding to hang on to. Lately, I've been using my edge joining, or stitch in the ditch foot, and if your machine will do it - i move the needle just a bit over to the right - 2"clicks" for me. That makes a nice stitching line just past the ditch, and will catch the back almost every time. If a spot gets missed, I just turn it over and fix it - never see it if your thread matches the binding. With practice, my bindings are looking better all the time - but practice is definitely required.