What I repurpose for binding
 

I just finished a roll of batting and I ask my husband to cut that long tube in 7 inch pieces. I got about 8 tubes to wind my binding on. I like it better than paper towel tubes.

I make binding as needed. I just drop at my feet and sew it on.

What a great idea! I love those big tubes!

That is a great idea!

I simply wind my binding in a coil and secure with a straight pin to hold the ends until I need it. Have a drawer with sections of bindings that were left-overs when quilting. Some day I'll make a scrappy binding with all of it.

½ gal milk plastic milk containers
 

I reuse the 1/2 gal. plastic milk containers; make bindings, ironed and folded; insert into pour-opening; store if needed keeps binding handy and clean! Then place on floor right next to my sew. machine when I begin to attach to the quilt and pull out managed length as needed.

I salvaged some of the wide ribbon spools that are being discarded from places like Hobby Lobby, . I wind my bindings on those. I have the Simplicity binding maker machine. I can spend a few hours making bindings and have lots to choose from later.

Who would have thought. I 'had' a large tube that fabric came on and only a week ago I tossed it. Who would have thought...? To bad I can't retrieve it. Not to worry I have another 15 yards of fabric on a large tube that I will save next time to repurpose for this.
Does anyone have any other suggestions for the long empty tubes?

That's a great idea. Back when things were sturdier, I had a Quakers Oat container I used like that for years. I really like the no creases.

My current solution still gives me creases, but not so bad. Since I piece faster than I quilt, I always have a backlog of tops. But before I put them in the to-be-quilted stack they have their back and their bindings premade. I have access to cardboard and cut a piece something like 18" in one direction, typically slightly narrower like 12-16" the other because each 18" wrap means a yard and you can count easily! Then everything gets folded up and stuck away and I deal with the guilt of unfinished tops. So far, I'm pretty ok being guilty but just about at maximum mea culpa... I do plan on actually quilting this year and next too.

That works! My son has a 3D printer that has large plastic spools. I use them to hold scrappy binding. I have one for batiks, one for off white batiks and one for kaffe. I will sometimes purchase a jelly roll when I am getting low on any particular set.

I don't make binding in advance, just make what I need for each quilt as I make the quilt. The binding for my current project is wrapped around the Diet Pepsi bottle I emptied while I was sewing the binding together. https://cdn.quiltingboard.com/images/smilies/smile.png

I used to puddle off to the side but I started wrapping around an old spool and was surprised how easy and better it was. Bit of a pain to wrap around the spool but nothing is perfect.

I use those tubes like a pool noodle to layer my backing, batting, and top when sandwiching for quilting.