cowgirl

I have had the same problem but I got better when I made 12 mug rugs. It was small and easy to handle. It really helped just practicing on something little. Then I could look at the corners and see which ones turned out best and because it was so a quick thing, I could remember what I did on each one.

Sewlmatesister

Seems like there are a few different sizes of the cut that works for different people! I do 2.5 also.

sewmom

I cut my binding strips at 2.25. I use a 1/4" seam allowance when sewing it to the quilt. The strip is folded lengthwise and ironed. I sew my bindings on the back and then turn them to the front. I then use a decorative stitch to sew the binding down. A walking foot is helpful, but some stitches wouldn't work with that foot. I still sometimes get a wrinkle or two in my binding and I know that it's supposed to be hand stitched to the back, but I want mine finished and I don't like hand anything so this is the way that I do it. Simply quilts has a good way for connecting the ends so it just looks like a seam and that's the way I connect mine. My quilts aren't perfect and neither is the binding, but they're finished and loved and that's what matters. It takes practice like anything else.

grann of 6

That's exactly what I do. When I roll the fabric over to the other side I glue baste it and iron it down, no pins necessary this way. I machine stitch mine, but hand stitching will work too. You just have to make sure your raw edge that you are encasing is very straight, that's the key here IMO.

Wonnie

GREAT video...thanks!

GailG

Same here. Actually, I use the width of the walking foot, which is about 3/8".

DebQuilter50

This is how I do mine. I am a fairly new quilter and I tried a few different ways, but this is what looks the best.

thseabreze

I cut the 2 1/2 inch strips, and sew them together, on the slant, until I have enough to do the whole quilt, then press them in half...I then sew it to the back side, which eliminates the raw edges, and then turn it, and sew onto the front, there is the fold, no raw edges.......I use the 1/4 inch foot guide, and it works great. Be in a calm state though when trying it, if I am upset, or nervous about something, I mess anything up, every time.

Homespun

This works for me, too!

Iamquilter

I cut all my bindings 2 1/2 inches press in half lenghtwise with wrong sides together and sew to the top side of the quilt and then fold to back and hand stitch it. If you have thick batting you might want it a little wider, because your binding should be filled with batting also. Hope this helps and wish you were close to me so I could help you in person. Karen McTavish used to live close to me and she hated doing bindings and would bring her quilts to me to bind.