I agree about the importance of the binding. I don't know why but it is the first thing I look at when I am admiring a quilt...probably because it is the thing I find trickiest to do and therefore something I really appreciate when I see it done nicely.

If you are trying to decide, then you should not give the it as a gift. You want to be proud of what you make and give.

I am probably the wrong person to ask....I get myself in knots over dog quilts:). If you are not happy with it....redo or think of an alternative.

I have done this pattern both with a binding and "birthing" method. Usually I prefer to use a binding. However, after doing this pattern using a birthing method (I was in a hurry to complete) I liked the end results much better.

Since you are not happy with the binding then I think I would take it off watch some good videos & re-do it. I know ripping is a pain but I think you will be happier with the gift

Paper Princess your links worked and were informative. Thanks! Tartan, the link says it doesn't exist...??? I have a double wedding ring to bind soon, so would like to check out any ideas for binding that have curves/angles. Meryert, thanks for asking the question! :)

Joining the ends of the binding is not hard if you press a triangle into the beginning of the strip. Leave a tail about 8 inches long before you start sewing. (Start near a corner, so you have only a few inches to the corner.) When you come around to the finish, take the quilt out of the machine. Lay the binding onto quilt edge and cut off the end tail at the base of the triangle. Now the binding is overlapping just as much as the binding is wide. Pick up those two ends, opened out, and sew them together on the bias, just as you sewed all the other seams in the binding strip.

I have made several and did the "birthing" way. The pattern suggests that or binding if you prefer. I prefer turning it, quilting, and top stitching around the edge.

I have the triangle frenzy Safari and it calls for border prints. I can't find them anymore. Where do you guys find them?

Not coming up with anything here except wordpress stuff.