I make my binding ahead of time to be sure I have enough binding to go around. I give myself an extra 10 inches just to be safe. I use the 2.25, french fold as they call it. I press it and then roll it onto a TP empty roll, mark which quilt it's for and place it into a plastic container with all the rest of the bindings. Once it's time to attach the binding I found it's easier for me to bring my wool pressing mat to one end of my 4x8 cutting table as it's close to the ironing board and I glue it down while heat pressing it so I don't need staight pins. When I get to the 2 ends I glue it down also and pull out my little Brother machine to sew the ends together, trim and then finish gluing the binding down all to the backside these days. Then when I'm ready to stitch it down, my Brother machine again is at that end of the cutting table so the weight of the quilt is on the table and not hanging over the side. Press it to the front side and then stitch it down using the foot with the flange in the center and moving the needle to the right just enough to catch the binding. I found using those colorful clips instead of straight pins to keep the binding helps too. Elmer's Glue washes out with the 1st washing and I use just a thin line near the edge so it doesn't bother the needle.