Originally Posted by
thimblebug6000
We all have our favourite method for sure. I cut my binding at 2½ "; press it wrong sides together and stitch it to the front of the quilt sandwich ¼" away from the edge; then I trim away the backing and batting leaving them about an 1/8" wider than the top. This fills in the binding nicely for me and doesn't interfere with a nice mitered corner.
I like this idea. I have trimmed my quilt before sewing on the binding in the past. This reminded me that I have read to sew on the binding, then trim. Leaving a wider batting and backing than the top should help the finished binding to be fuller. I shall try this. Everyone has such helpful ideas. Thanks