milikaa1

I was wondering the same thing so I am really glad you asked!

Peckish

I emailed her to ask, but she's out of state visiting family and won't be back until Tuesday. When she gets back I'll post a pic of her quilt binding. It's really pretty.

sewNso

if i have put a lot of work into a quilt, then i go ahead and sew the binding onto the backing by hand. several quilts which were made with larger pieces, and not as labor intensive/$ intensive i do/have folded the binding to the front and used a zig zag stitch to sew it to the front. if you are real careful about just putting the binding on top of the sewing on the back, (i use a lot of straight pins), it turns out very nice.

twilight

I like to use 2 and 1/2 inch bias binding. Sew to the front, turn to the back and do a decorative stitch from the front.
Works for me best.

pjnesler

Another vote for the flange binding, it really adds extra snap to a quilt due to the extra pop of color.

Ruby the Quilter

I prefer finishing the binding by hand, but the arthritis in my hands is getting worse so will be doing it all on the machine before too long.

4EVERquilt

Thank you all for those helpful hints.

luci4

I usually sew mine by hand. Have tried machine sewing it down but usually looks really bad.

indymta

I agree. I just bought the 1/4 inch to use for zipper application, now I'll have to give this a try.

sparkys_mom

Most of my quilts are for Quilts for Kids and they do not want any hand work. I've struggled with machine binding but it is getting better with each quilt. I recently purchased a package of the Clover Wonder Clips http://youtu.be/0zqtj6xG4Sg
and they have helped a lot. Sorry, I just shipped off my latest batch to QFK so I've nothing to photograph for you. Like others have mentioned, I use 2 1/2 inch binding, sew on the back and flip to the front and stitch down. I haven't tried a decorative stitch but may next time around.