Originally Posted by
Kris P
I do some of each. My favorite is to do a faux piped binding. I use 1.5 inches of the binding and 1.75 inches of the piping, sew them together, press open, press in half and stitch to the back of the quilt. When you pull it around to the front, it makes a piping and you stitch in the ditch between the 2 colors. Works like a charm.
I do what Kris does. I love the faux piping and most of the time you cannot tell from the top its machine stitched. I still hand bind, but sometime the charities ask for machine binding. The other method I am working on is using a flat fell foot. You apply the binding by machine on the back, bring it to the front and stitch down with the flat fell foot. I liked the first attempt, but will be working on making in better (in my eyes!)