Originally Posted by
Tartan
I cut my double fold binding at 2-1/4 inches. Fold it in half and use a 1/4 inch seam to attach it to the front of the quilt. This allows me to fold the binding around to the back and hand stitch the binding to the back, covering the thread line. My binding are always full but binding width and seam allowance are personal preferences, use what works for you.
This is the way I do it too. When I was a new quilter, my bindings were really ugly... it took time to learn my favorite way.