Quote Originally Posted by faithhopelove
great pics and instructions

have you tried doing just 1in strips so you don't have to trim? I was scared to, but did it the last time and it worked out perfectly. I always get so nervous when trimming... scared I will cut into my shirt, came close a couple of times lol
The problem with this is it takes a little more than 1" at the shoulders and the seam where you sewed them together, mostly where you sewing them together. Although, if you straight stitched instead of serging you might be okay.

I sometimes don't fold the 1.5" over snuggly. I fold it so the edge of the ribbing just covers the serging on the inside, it give you a wider binding and then you don't trim either. That is how I did the recess cross shirt in my gallery.

And I never mark it in quarters. Way too much work