I use double fold binding machine stitched to the front and handstitched to the back. The handstitching of the binding to the back is my favorite part of making a quilt. I haven't decided if it is that I so enjoy handstitching or that I am excited that the quilt is almost completed. I use binding cut on the bias only when I am making a quilt with curved edges. The quilt I am working on today has curved edges. My goal is to get the machine stitching completed so that I can do the hand stitching tonight. I have almost finished the free motion quilting and can't wait to start the binding. Best wishes with your binding.