I never leave any part of my binding 'empty' I match my binding edge up with the back edge of my quilt and sew it down. Then fold it around to the front of the quilt, pulling it snugly around the edge, so that the quilt completely fills the binding strip. So I guess I've always had 'chunky' binding!
I also always make a wide binding. I think they set off the quilt so much better, IMO.
Last edited by quiltsfor; 02-03-2024 at 04:27 AM.