I mainly use my clips to hold my piecing sets together...works great for that. I put my bindings on by machine most of the time...my bad....but I don't pin or clip....just put the binding on the back by machine....then fold over and position slightly beyond the stitch line from the front as I machine stitch it down with a serpentine stitch. I do use the clips though...especially on Bonnie's mystery quilts for keeping all the little pieces in sets. I also line up the edge of the binding on the front just inside the left toe of my machine foot. Keeps my going straight and usually right on when I look on the back. I have learned to be careful in the corners to keep everything going nice and straight....occasionally I will get a few stitches on the backing instead of the binding on the back but not often nor is it that noticeable when it does happen as I usually use a print or tone on tone as backing.