I have a binding maker machine that presses the fabric as it goes though the machine. Love it have saved more than enough to pay for the binder machine twice over.

I press also, before attaching the binding.

I don't press it anymore or pin it either and it goes on just fine!

I just recently stopped pressing my binding before sewing.... tip was on this board not sure whom posted it... My binding was so easy to press after and then I hand stitch it to the back of my quilt. the mitered corners look very nice also. I would say give it a try and see what works best for you. It seem like less stress on the binding strip.

Judy in Phx, AZ

I press it open flat as I press the joined pieces together, I then fold lengthwise and don't press the fold. I find that it's easier and less of a hassle to not have to be confined to matching the fold when I turn the binding to the back to stitch it down.

I press before I sew it on and sometimes after it is done.

I press binding after attaching it by machine to the quilt and before hand finishing the binding . If you press it over the edge of the quilt, you won't need to pin and probably won't need to clip. Most people won't even try it! I have never thought about pressing after finishing the handwork, but will on the next project to see how that works. froggyintexas

I press my binding before attaching and after. I like it to lay flat.

I do not press my binding before putting it on. I do fold it and wrap around a toilet paper holder and leave it for at least 2 hrs then it stays together but does not make a crease. I only press after finished if it tends to pucker.

I press before sewing it on, but never after. However, after reading all the posts from the non-pressers on here, I'm going to give this a try on the quilt I'm working on now!

Dotto ditto ditto

I just press the binding before sewing it on the quilt :)

I pressed my binding religiously for years. Then about 2 years ago, I saw a youtube video where the person said they don't ever press their binding because one side needs a smidge more length than the other. So, I tried it on the very next quilt. Went perfectly. I haven't pressed binding since. Why do a step that is not needed? That said, if you are doing reversible binding (where one side is one color and the other side another), you do need to press that still.

By the way, I handsew the other side and use binder clips. When machine sewing the entire thing, I don't use any pins.

I too had seen the post about not ironing the binding and wondered how to do it. What someone said here on page one makes a lot of sense-basting the raw edges. Thanx. I can't wait to try it on my next binding project.