I do like most, I machine it to the front and hand sew on the back. It took me quite awhile to get it right, so I also sewed binding to the back by machine and sewed to the front. I don't think it makes any difference. I tried machine sewing it on and did not like it. I don't mind any part of making a quilt. I really enjoy quilt making. I make sure all my quilts are sewn very well, none have ever come apart. I use a ladder stitch and tack it every so many stitches. I use doubled hand quilting thread to match the binding.

I do the same as you - machine sew the front, then hand-sew the back. I just think it looks better.

Machine for everything.It's faster and it is the over-all effect that I'm interested in.

I like the looks of hand sewing to the back, but for 2 reasons I rarely do that; one being I have arthritis in my hands and wrists which makes hand sewing difficult and painful. #2 being that I make a lot of charity quilts and quilts made to be loved and find machine sewing the binding more sturdy through many washings.

Machine sew the front & hand sew the back

I hand sew the binding for 2 reasons:
1. I'm terrible at getting it right by machine.
2. I save my binding for down time- watching TV etc.

same here i use ladder stitch about 1/8 of an inch and people have tried to pull it open and accused me of gluing it....i do not own glue! several in the charity group i sew with think that all quilts for the children should have the binding down by machine and i know some have sewn over my handstitching with a zig zag ..... but i pretend i do not know that they have done this.

I sew it on, turn to the back and hand stitch. I have it look better by doing that.

I am a machine binding person. If I think I may enter the quilt in a judged show, then I do it by hand. I love to hand applique, but to put a binding on a quilt by hand drives me crazy.(And believe me, it's a short trip);-)

I definitely hand sew on the back ,I tried to machine one time and that was enough.Never again