mkc and AprilM are both right. The flange binding is great and if you match your top thread to the flange, you don't even need to be exactly in the ditch. And matching the bobbin thread to either the backing OR the bobbin colour that was used in the quilting, disguises the line of stitching on the backing.
I like to use my Stitch in the Ditch foot when sewing binding on the front. I set my needle so that it is just to the RIGHT of the little metal divot on the guide and butt the binding against the guide. It works so well for me.
We make and bind so many donation quilts, that our fingers would be worn out if we hand stitched the bindings to the back. One member gave a great reason that we do it as we do. She said "I only hand stitch my bindings for people that I think are worthy of so much effort. So far, I haven't met one."
Last edited by GingerK; 04-02-2026 at 06:01 PM.