EasyPeezy

You did a great job. That's how I do most of my bindings.
As RhondaK said, it's hard to get it 100% straight specially
on large quilts.

Jingle

I will stick with the way I sew them on. I sew on the back turn to front and sew it down. It works everytime. When something work I just stick with it.

Your binding looks good.

Quiltah Mama

To me, I thought your binding looked great. I too sew on the back, then flip it to the front. I glue my front binding however. That way I can adjust it and place it exactly where it will catch the back binding when I sew it down. Works great. I have never been disappointed in my binding once I discovered glueing it. I am not a fan of hand sewing I must say. For those that are I truly admire your work when I see it at shows.

CanoePam

I do my bindings the way the OP does. My arthritis won’t let me do hand binding, and I don’t like the extra time and fabric needed for a flange. One thing that helped me keep an even width is serging my quilts before binding. It gives me a firm, even edge to roll the binding over. I also found it best if I place my pins right in the seam line, parallel to the edge of the quilt instead of pinning perpendicular to the edge or using a clip.I have even played with water soluble tape and glue. The serger and the pinning had the most improvement in my binding by far.

Claire123

My issue has always been getting the corners to look presentable. Until I'm happy with the corners I'm going to have to skip this method - it just seems harder. I really don't mind hand sewing, also.

aashley333

Here's a pic of fold-over binding with decorative automated stitching.

pbraun

I too use the flange and like the extra color and the look. Otherwise I have to machine stitch to the front then fold to back and hand stitch.

Macybaby

That result is the main reason I don't like doing that way. I sew to the back and then fold to the front and topstitch down. I line up my fabric so that it is just covering the first stitching line, and then a narrow topstitch ends up pretty much right in the ditch or a bit past it (on the quilt) on the back side.

I've found the main thing is I need to be extra careful to get a consistent seam allowance when sewing on the binding. After I take the quilt off the LA, I use my longest ruler and rotary cut a very straight edge for sewing on the binding. I sew it with a fat 1/4" seam, and that works for me. Then when I pull the biding forward, I've got a full binding and it just comes forward to where I need it.

if I am doing something with points I want to watch for, I'll cut the binding at 2" instead of 2.25" and then sew a smaller seam allowance. I will also sew several inches and then fold the binding around and see if it's coming out correctly, or if I need to adjust the seam allowance.

katiebear1

That is hardly noticeable. I would certainly consider that a success.

katiebear1

[QUOTE=Jingle;8414186]I will stick with the way I sew them on. I sew on the back turn to front and sew it down. It works everytime. When something work I just stick with

That's how I do mine too. I have sometimes even made the backing big enough that that I just bring it around to the front and stitch it down. No separate binding.