I have done this. It was one of my early quilts. I used 2 layers of flannel for batting. (First mistake) Then I birthed it beacause that is what my family always did. Then I machine quilted it. Of course nothing lined up properly. Then I thought it was missing something, so I added the binding. I did get many compliments on it but I was never happy with it. 2 layers of flannel gets heavy. So I took it apart. It has a new life now as a weighted blanket for my friends son. I don't remember having much trouble putting on the binding, but birthing it just made life more difficult. That was the last one I ever birthed.