I almost always use bias binding because that is what I first learned to use. It will not solve you problems. Time, experience and using the guidance of a trusted quilting buddy or some of the YouTube tutorials will help much more. I like the bias because it has just a little give and I was told that it "wears" better. Give yourself some grace and time to become comfortable with joining the binding ends. It take courage to snip those ends, but it also seems like magic to find that they will match perfectly and smoothly finish your quilt.
Hint: When joining the two ends, be liberal with the amount of space between the start/stop places where you sew the binding to the body of your quilt. Trying to join those ends with only 10 inches of "wiggle room" is frustrating. I find it easier to have 19 - 20 inches of space between the sewing start/stops. It made a difference for me when I was learning to make a good finish.
Last edited by WMUTeach; 11-30-2018 at 03:36 AM.