bluteddi

I have used this method for many years. Just dependso n the quilt it self

LDB

Haven't done it on a quilt yet, but just did a placemat (tried some straight line quilting last night) and used a take off on this pattern http://www.thequiltcompany.com/SUPERSIMPLEPLACEMATS.pdf

Very similar to this posting on the QB http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-60160-1.htm. Worked like a charm. You could make any size binding you want using this method.

Stitchit123

If the fabric will lay nicely then I do But I enjoy the binding process especially on quilts intended as gifts and certain patterns

lillybeck

I still do that at times. If I am going to use the same fabric as the backing it is one less step to do

PamB8s

I do this all the time. It's the way my grandmother taught me. But since being a member of this board. I have since used seperate bindings too.

charity-crafter

I do it sometimes when I'm quilting my own. I trim the backing so I have ~3" more all around, then fold it to 1.5" then fold it again to bring it over the top of the quilt to give it a little more strength.

eastermarie

If done that way, I call it hemming a quilt.

quiltmagnet

I started to have a lot of arthritis in my hands so tried this methoc of binding,I got along with it alot better so that's the way I bind my quilts anymore

RedGarnet222

Sure depending on the quilt I have used this many times on a child's quilt. It is a good solution when you are in a hurry.

cctx.

Me too; or if it's a lap quilt or baby quilt it's easier to bind from back to front. I will do it this way.