Originally Posted by
delma_paulk
I sew the binding on the back first, then bring it to the front, make sure the edge is just over the seam when you turn it, then I use a decorative stitch and stitch on the stitch line from the back.
This is what I have been doing for community service quilts. I know they will get a lot of rough and tumble and I feel the machine applied binding is more durable. It took several tries for me to get comfortable with the decorative stitch - I usually do a serpentine - but now I am satisfied with the finished product.