OK...so I'm the oddball of the bunch. LOL! I was actually taught to cut my binding strips 4 1/2"! That strip is then pressed in half lengthwise to make it 2 1/4" wide. The raw edges are lined up with the raw edge of the quilt top and sewn using a 1/2" seam, then folded over to the back and hand stitched as usual. Obviously this explains why my bindings are never flat! LOL!
Donna