I do mine similar to hers with the exception that I cut my binding at 2.5 inches and don't iron it in half. Then I sew it on the back as she does, including all the corner work. When I turn that binding to the front, I have a little bit extra width. I fold the binding with my fingers and put the edge of my binding on the front so that it just covers the seam that is already there. I then push the extra width of the binding to the back so that now I am sewing on the edge of both the front and the back of binding on the quilt. My stitches do not go off onto the back of the quilt top at all. I work with about 5 inches at a time, using those little red clips to hold everything in place. Those little clips have measurements on them so I can check front & back before sewing and make sure I am where I want to be.
At the corners, I pin like crazy. Yes, I have to rip out stitches sometimes, if my binding slips. Using the clips every 5 inches does help with that. Also, I cut my bindings on the bias so that I can use a little bit of stretch to keep the binding laying flat on the quilt top. Hope this helps someone.
edited to add: I have carpal tunnel in both wrists. Until I figured out how to make the bindings such that they looked like they were put on with a binding machine, but doubled on the edge as they should be, it would take me hours of hand sewing to do the binding on a 60 inch square quilt. Lots of pain too.
Last edited by Barb in Louisiana; 11-09-2019 at 09:15 PM.