I do my binding on the machine the way my mother taught me - sew it on the front, flip it to the back side and pin it just a hair beyond the binding bobbin stitches and then flip it to the front and stitch in the ditch. I really should use a decorative stitch though - I love that idea and it would definitely be great as a just in case your fabric shifts a hair when you are sewing... I had not thought of a decorative stitch but will the next time I'm binding anything!!