I read this thread a couple of days ago, and had a quilt nearly finished, so I thought I would give some of these ideas a try. I finished binding the quilt this morning. I tried basting the quilt before attaching the binding. I basted it very close to the edge BEFORE triming the excess backing and batting. I loved the results. I will now do this on every quilt. Next, I tried not ironing the binding before attaching it. I stitch to the front and fold over to the back. It worked beautifully! I will also do this on all my bindings from now on. Lastly, I used my walking foot when sewing the binding. I previously used the SITD foot. I also loved this process, and will also do this for future quilts. I will say that this was a baby quilt, so not as large as the queen size quilts I usually make, but I felt these three changes in my technique made for a better (and easier) finished product. Love this board, and the things I learn!