Originally Posted by
Mkotch
I like the look of the faux flange, but not all the time. Sometimes I simply machine sew to the back, then fold the binding over to the front and top stitch. You need to be a little careful at the corners which you miter. You can also use a contrasting thread and decorative stitch on the front. I use this most of the time, especially when I know the quilt will be machine washed by a non-quilter.
That’s how I do it unless I am hand sewing to the back. I recently watched a tutorial by Donna Jordan where she cut the binding 2.5 inches and sewed to the front and flipped it over and sewed in the ditch and I’ll be darned it worked great. Binding was wide enough to get caught on the back. I’ve also used Charisma’s flange method in the tutorial section here and I like it too