Originally Posted by
Tartan
I bury the knot under the binding to start, go under about 1/8 to 1/4 inch into the backing/ batting and come up catching the edge of the binding. After that one stitch I go back down into the backing/binding right at the stitch, travel the 1/8 to 1/4 and come up through the binding edge again. I use one strand of good quality thread on a John James needle for binding.
this is how i do mine too. the resultant finished binding holds up well to my little grand treasures use/love & abuse of the quilts i've made them over the years.