Originally Posted by citruscountyquilter

This is what I do as it also keeps the edges from stretching. I have done a lot of garment sewing and there it is called "stay stitching" which you often do around necklines to keep them in shape while you put a collar on etc. Once I have my quilt quilted but before the binding I also stitch around the perimeter to keep all the layers together for when I put my binding on It also keeps whatever seams I have in my borders in check.