Jane Quilter

I always (now) stitch around. Reduces problems at binding time. If I am hand quilting, I often run out the last few inches of my short thread in the binding area. Then I trim, and add binding.

citruscountyquilter

I always stitch around the edge of my quilt before I trim the batting and the backing and before I put on the binding. It makes it so I have one less thing to match up when putting on the binding. If I have a pieced border I always stitch around the outside edge before I sandwich the quilt as well to keep it square and keep seams from unsewing.

janjanq

I'm confused. How do you trim the edges after the binding is sewn on?

Nesie

I didn't stitch around the edge on a recent baby quilt I finished and really regretted it. It was a pieced quilt and I wound up having to "unsew" part of the binding to go back and make sure the pieced sections didn't pull away from the binding. I did extend
the batt into the binding because I like that look on a baby quilt,
so that may have had something to do with it,because I usually don't have that problem on a pieced quilt. Next time I will sew around the perimeter first for sure!

Prism99

Trimming takes place after the binding has been sewn to the first side, before the binding is turned around the edge and sewn to the other side.

ube quilting

Something I always do. I use a basting stitch and walking foot around the edge before I sew the binding on. It really helps stabilize the edge and reduces puckers, a good thing.

JANNY

I usually sew mine together before binding. seems to make to binding look neater and holds the layers together.

katiebear1

Ditto. I might try that.