Great tip, Klue! I'll have to look for that kind of thread. I pin it now and I always end up poking myself about a million times.
I use 3" binding strips, folded in half, sewn to the front then turned to the back. I used to hand stitch it to the back, but I noticed that the hand stitching was the first thing to go, no matter how small or precise I made the stitches. I've lately been using a zig zag to attach the binding (in a nice contrasting thread colour) but I'm going to try the decorative stitch. Great tip!
Kristy