Thanks-I'll look for the tutorial. I didn't even think of using glue with this method so I'll definitely be doing that. I am doing rounded corners on this next quilt so hopefully it'll work with those.

It depends on which batting I am using. If I use 100% polyester, I use 2.5 inch, if cotton, or cotton/poly batting, I use 2 1/4" bindings.

I have been cutting 1 7/8 inch for about 4 years now and will never use anything else. I have also developed a hidden ladder stitch that completely hides the thread. Wonderful ! ! ! I sew the binding on with a scant 1/4 inch and it turns out to be 1/4 inch on the front and on the back.

I also don't like to waste fabric , I don't know what people do with all that fabric. Oh well, to each his/her own.

No rules! Whatever works for you is what you should do.

I do 2 1/2

I do all hand work and I prefer a small binding on my quilts. Usually cut the strips 1-1/2"

I use 2 1/4" wide strips

2 1/2 works best for me. Really depends on what I'm working on.

I do 2 1/2

I like the look of a 2 1/4 inch binding the best.

I forgot to say you need to press the binding open very well on the front after it is sewn on. You need to see the ditch into which you will stitch. I think this method will work very well if you glue the back well around those corners.

2 1/4 inches cut on bias; folded/ironed in half; machine sewn to quilt front; folded over and hand sewn to back...using "hair clips" (from K-mart) for the "baste" and to hold binding on it's way around... no problems!!!...and probably my favorite part of the process.

I adjust the wide to match the quilt. Some are as much as 4 inches while others a about 2 - 2.5. I go by the look I want to achieve.

I use 2.5 but have used smaller.

Also if you are having your quilt in a judged show your batting needs to fill the binding.
Robin in Brownwood TX

2 1/4 inches for me

I do, too, except on some smaller projects where I like the very narrow binding.

I use 2 1/2" . I also leave 1/4" of the batting all the way around the quilt to fill the binding .

I've been making mostly quilts for homeless families, which are often string quilts on a foundation with a heavier back and polyester batting. I find that a 3 inch binding, folded double, is very easy to stitch onto the back and bring to the front. I did use 2.5 but had to fight with it too much. I also find that using a Pfaff with IDT makes the job a lot easier.

I almost always use 2 1/2 inch strips. Once in awhile I have used 3 inches if I want a larger binding or if I have an unusually thick quilt. I think it really depends on what you like.

2.5 for me-I do not hand sew the back.

I use 3" most of the time unless the batting is very thin.

Started with 2 1/2" and found that was unnecessary so then i went to 2 1/4. Now I am beginninng to think that one over. Seems to me that 2" would be adequate but will have to try it before I recommend it. Betsy

This seems to solve the problem I always have of the binding not being the same width on the back as the front, but it never occurred to me to trim the quilt after the binding was attached, and I can't imagine doing that on most designs other than a whole cloth quilt - which I've never made - and (yeah!) any quilt with a wide, non-pieced border. It would add an extra step because I would have to trim before adding the binding to make sure everything is square, and to give an edge to line up with the binding. Still, your approach is intriguing, and I'm going to be trying it sometime soon. Do you really mean cutting to the same exact width as the finished binding? I'm worried about the thickness of the quilt not being taken into account. I will have to do some test pieces.

I have recently gone to using 2 1/4" bindings because I like the slightly narrower width, but I preferred having the 2 1/2" scraps when I used that size, and this approach could solve that problem. Thanks, ghostrider!

What I have done instead of trimming is *mark* the cutting edge with a permanent Sharpie. This is how I square up the quilt, and the line becomes a "virtual" cutting line for lining up the raw edges of the binding. I then trim the quilt to the binding edge after the binding is sewn on.

Sometimes I machine baste just inside the drawn line, then trim to the line before sewing on the binding.

I've settled in on 2.5" for machine sewn binding and 2.25" for hand sewn binding.

I've only done 2-1/2" but after reading many posts here, I think I will try 2-1/4" on my next quilt. It goes on the long arm machine next Friday.