Originally Posted by QuiltnNan
I think a hand-sewn binding looks better on the quilt. But I don't do show quilts. Sewing the binding by hand can be relaxing, as well. But if you don't want to, there is no reason not to do it by machine. I attach it to the back and sew it down to the front with one of the simple decorative stitches on my machine.
That's my method exactly! I have just never felt that hand-sewing for the binding would be strong enough to hold up to all the tugging and pulling that a binding gets. But then my quilts are to be used and loved, not put on a shelf.
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