Missouri Star Quilt on You Tube has a binding tute that is fabulous...and I love the easy way of matching the ends. No special tape required, just a ruler...any ruler! I'm into keeping things simple.

When I do binding, I leave about a 6" tail when I begin, handle the corners just like on this video - starting my seam about 1/2 way down one side. As I come around to the last side, I stop sewing and back stitch about 8inches from where the first seam started. I then lay my binding on top of the staring piece, and overlap the exact width of the binding (e.g. 2.5" strip, I overlap 2.5").. I then cut the excess off, and using the mitered joining method (lay left piece horizontal, right side piece vertical - right fabric sides together, and stitch from upper left corner to lower right. Then you hold that side up, pulling away slightly from the seam, and you will find that your binding fits EXACTLY, with no additional bulk from having to tuck one end inside the other. Trim the seam allowance to 1/4 inch, and then finish sewing your binding down. It is really easy, and works every time, with every size binding strip.

shorebird, That is how I learned to do my bindings too, and it really does make it lie flat.

I have seen those tutorials for that method, but wouldn't it make a bulky join for a coupl
of inches? There would be 4 layers of fabric involved. I would much rather have a diagonal seam for the join. Just allow plenty of wiggle room to do so. .

that ending is so much easier for me, tuck it in and forget it

Thanks for sharing..

I bind like this, but not with sewing in the ditch. I may try this. It would be nice for my fingers not to get chewed up when binding a batik quilt.