I despise hand sewing of any kind, so I put my binding on by machine - both sides. I sew it down on the front first, flip it over and glue down, being sure to cover first stitching line, then flip back to the front and STID (right next the the binding) with a straight stitch and a color of thread that matches binding. I did one today exactly that way and it's done! No Hand sewing ever!