Binding Question
Those of you who know me are probably jumping up and down with glee...."She finished a quilt!" Yes, I did, except now I have a binding question:
1) I have read that I should leave 1/4" of batting and backing around the quilt, then bind.
2) I have read to cut the bat and back flush with the top, then bind.
3) I have read that I should stitch around the perimeter of the quilt (didn't say if there was 1/4" left or not), then bind.
I have cut my binding to 2 1/2" and pressed strip in half. Will be sewing by machine to front, mitered corners, then turned to the back and hand sewed.
Help....which is correct?
Since I never finish quilts (I am Queen of the Quilt Tops!), I have these fairly basic questions. Thanks in advance for your answers.