I heard of a method called faux piped binding...all done by machine but I haven't tried it yet. However, I have seen an example of it and it is beautiful. Google it and you will see tutorials on it. One of the things I want to do in my spare time, lol.

This is what the gal that binds (yes, I cannot bind my quilts) my quilts did to two of them. She did six of them in two weeks while running her quilting store at the same time and every quilt was unique and beautiful.
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See the curly cues? It's perfect!
And the next one is splendid!
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She said she did it with pins. No glue! She said it wasn't hard. I am going to try it on my next quilt!

i'm going to try the flange to the front next time. interesting. i usually sew mine to the back by machine and it works fine, but i like to try different things. thanks.

I cut mine 2-1/2", fold in half and press, and sew to the front of the quilt with my walking foot. I then press the binding away from the edge of quilt, and fold it to the back, and hold it in place with hair clips( but I might try the glue with my next quilt!) I sometimes stitch in the ditch on the top, but also sometimes use a blanket stitch on my machine, or the feather stitch to stitch the binding down, removing the hairclips as I go.

I like the stitches in the binding that jcrow posted pictures of...hadn't thought of using other decorative stitches in the binding. The stitches I do, I do along the edge of the binding. I had hand surgery many years ago, for osteoarthritis, and it is too hard for me to do the handstitched binding.

Glad to hear that using glue helps. I've been using pins and it hasn't been as even as I wanted. I'm definitely using this method for my next quilt!

Since reading about the flange method, which Scissor Queen mentioned, I have been binding my quilts with this method. I use invisible thread and it is easy and looks SO GOOD! It is also easy to miter the corners as you go. Try it once, I think you will like it!!