Originally Posted by
Onebyone
I use 4" wide binding, straight cut double fold. Looks like a nice border on the quilt edge. I get compliment on my wide binding a lot. Some say it's great but it's not how binding is suppose to be and did I know that? LOL
So then when you trim your sandwich after quilting to accommodate that wide binding, I'm presuming you are not cutting right to the edge of your top, but out a bit to fill in that wider binding. When I'm ready to sew on binding, I trim 1/4" beyond the edge of finished quilt, so that the binding has some fill in it.....my binding strip is 2 1/2" wide, then folded.
so how much excess do you leave to fill that size binding? I bet it does make a good frame for the quilt.
and, I agree with your definition of quilting! Overdoing, over analyzing, over prep work......too much like work, I do this to relieve stress, not create it!