Originally Posted by
Teen
I cut my ending just a smidgeon short of 2 1/4" (or whatever width of your binding) of the overlap...then sew diagonal to join. This gives it just enough to gently stretch in place and no puckers or excess to mess with. Never had a problem since doing this but remember....just a smidgeon is not a 1/4"...just somewhere in between.
This method works or me too, except I cut off an an extra 1/4 before sewing, so I stick with what works for me.