I also fold the binding double before bringing it to the front, just as I would traditional binding. Especially if the backing is a color or pattern that will compliment the front.

Thumbs up!!!!!! You get a yes from everyone, when does it get better than that?

I used a double folded binding. Stitched it to the back, brought it to the front and machine stitched it with a wavy stitch. It was faster that way and I felt it would hold up better for a baby quilt. You can see a bit of it in the first picture.
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my dilemma was the fact that i need to calculate extra to bring the binding forward; but now that i found how to do the back [in 1/3rds] it all will be much easier to do!
wow, lots of experience on the board, GREAT! will save a lot of work. & madquilter i like that idea [just in case some longarmer's help trims the back by accident] thanks everybody!

Love the pink! & i'm not especially a pink person but that is just beautiful!!!!

Thank-you. It is soft, silky, snuggly, smells like a baby,....
It was a very ugly piece of fabric my mother gave me and I felt obligated to use it. The top is a solid piece and the bottom is a solid piece. I followed the pattern on the top side to quilt. It took almost no time and is one of my favorites. Wonders never cease.

I was doing a hild's quilt last month and when I got to the point where I would trim to do the binding - I figured that it was a shame to cut off all of that extra - when there was enough for binding - so I trimmed all around the quilt leave about 1" or so in order to turn to the front and turn under, pinned - sewed..it worked great...and made the project so easy - way faster than having to do a separate binding - I will surely use this method again....

I have brought my backing fabric around to the front to finish the quilt. I don't do it every time but it works OK when I do.

We do that all the time on our charity quilt. Generally the backing compliments the front and it is much faster for us to finish up the quilts.

If you're talking about wrapping your backing fabric around to the front I've never done it because I don't think it looks as nice as adding regular binding and when I do that binding I cut mine 2" wide, fold it in half and iron and sew it on to the front of my quilt and then handstitch it to the back. I don't do bias binding unless I have curves and I miter my corners.