I struggle with machine binding too. A few of the charities I quilt for recommend machine binding.....so I'm determined to make mine look better. So......after much pondering, I purchased the Martelli binding system...it came with a bunch of things in a cute little bag. I'm afraid to try it.......but once I get these 2 baby quilts quilted.....I'm going to pull all those things out, read the directions and dive in. Will be in about 3 weeks...so I'll let you all know if I spent money wisely or if I just got a really cute bag!