Quote Originally Posted by Hulamoon View Post
I saw a tut on doing this before and really like this one so much better. The other one wasn't a video. So my dumb question of the day is how the math works out.

So you cut your binding 2 1/2'' and at the end over lap 2 1/2 ''. Let's say it was 3''. This still works and why? It's going to bug me the rest of the day. lol
Whatever the width of your binding strip (flat) is, that is the amount you leave one piece longer than the other. I cannot explain why, but it works every time. If your binding is 4 inches wide (why?) you would leave 4 inches longer on one end than the other; if it is 2 inches wide, you cut the one side 2 inches longer than the other. Maybe one of those geometry wizards out there can explain why it works. I don't have the gray matter to figure it out--I just know it works. AND, I'm glad!!!!