I cut my binding strips 2 1/4" wide, stitch ends together at an angle, then press in half with wrong sides together. I always lay my binding out around the edges of the quilt before sewing to be sure a binding join seam does not hit on a corner---if it does I adjust where my binding starts on the side of the quilt. Then I sew the binding on the front, and hand stitch down on the back. I do bindings in the evening while watching TV.