Originally Posted by Tink74
My Aunt, whom has quilted for years, gave this answer...hand sew to back when heirloom or decorative, machine from front when you want it sturdy. Make sense?
That's how I do mine, too. i prefer the look of hand-stitched bindings but when I do machine sew the binding I use the serpintine stitch. I have much better luck catching the whole binding using it.