ditto, I never buy the boughten.. I had a friend that bound a baby quilt with the satin, it was a mess after 3 washings, never again...

I do mine exactly like you; attempting being the key word here. :roll:

I also cut my own. 21/4 or 2/12 depending on the quilt. I bought a binding tool at the OKC quilt show but I haven't used it.

Same here.

Always, took me a while to be happy with whole process now never buy any, and enjoy making the bias as well.

Yes I make my own binding. I find that if I cut it while I am cutting my quilt out , at the end you already have it ready and it makes the finishing go much faster and easier. I cut 2 1/2 inch strips.

The binding is my favorite part of making a quilt. I usually cut and sew together the binding strips before I finish making the quilt top. The binding is in a roll, ready to be applied once I have finished quilting. Maybe I enjoy applying the binding so much because the quilt will be completed when I have the binding finished. I really think I enjoy binding so much because I hand sew it to the back side. I love hand sewing! Except for hand sewing on the label, the remainder of my quilt is machine sewn.

Me too, I always use a mitered seam to join the ends. They are so simple to make, and I really enjoy that part of the quiltmaking. I usually stress out on deciding on the perfect fabric to use as that is the finishing touch that will frame my masterpiece! {snork}
I've been asked by one of my guilds to give a demonstration of the 9 ways to create fabulous binding! I'm not sure I'll accept, it will take a lot of prep work and creating the samples and all the stages, and I'm a terrible public speaker and... :shock:

Me too ;-)

I make my own, but would be interested in the binding maker..you say it works well?!