Originally Posted by
Pudge
Do you press a quilt binding after you sew it to the front of a quilt but before sewing it to the back? I don't; I just flip the binding up after I sew it to the front and start hand sewing. I was wondering if it would be helpful to take the time to press the binding before final sewing.
I always press my binding to the outside of whatever side I sew it too. THEN I normally sew to back and flip to the front, glue and press in place, then machine stitch all around in one continuous stitching. My mitered corners are nearly perfect this way. I've used the glue and press to the back for hand sewing the binding too. Works great.
Here's a video of how I do mine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsLWzBUTpC0
This is a good example, no matter which side you sew the binding to first.