....and now it's finished.
Things I learnt with this quilt...notes to self:
(1) Accurate cutting needs to improve.
(2) Thread basting is brilliant and for me...the only way from now on.
(3) Sewing 1/8" around the raw edges of the sandwich before adding the binding DOES make it easier to attach the binding neatly and precisely.
(4) My off-centre walking foot actually gives me a perfect 1/4" guide for sewing the binding on.
(5) Hand sewing the binding to the back of the quilt (instead of machine stitching it to either the front or the back) gives me a better, less stressful result.