Holice

I am adding a new thread because the How To is getting lost in the other discussion.

There are several ways to bind by machine. I believe that a good machine binding results in the same evenness of the stitching on the back as the front. This means that if the binding is sewed first to the back and then flipped to the front, the back stitching should be even and not weave on and off the edge of the binding. With this said....
1. Which side do you attach the binding - back to front or front to back.
2. How do you line up the fold over to get even stitching on the other side.
3. How do you stitch the mitre.
4. What stitch do you use in the final sew - straight or decorative ( includes zig zag)

There may be other suggestions, if so please discuss.

Now folks, this thread is not meant to be a discussion of the preference of hand over machine. It is a discussion of the techniques of doing machine binding.