I saw instructions on youtube which were great. You sew the binding to the quilt back first. Then you flip the binding over to the front and use the quilting stitch on your machine, stitch in the stitching you did on the back having the teeth or long stitch of the quilting stitch grab the binding. It makes a clean stitch and you do not see the stitching you did on the back. This is great for family or friend quilts. If you are entering a show you should do it by hand.