there must be a trick to doing it both but machine, patience ??? either that or I am just a bulldozer ! la

Machine to the front, then roll it to the back and hand stitch that side. Comes out great.

Kat

I machine stitch the front and hand stitch the back. I have used decorative stitches to finish and kind of like that look.

Machine sew the front and hand stitch the back. I love the hand stitching. It is like the grand finale for the quilt.

I use a machine on both sides but since I use a treadle I have a little more control over the stitching.

Billy

Same for me - machine the front and turn hand stitch the back. Also gives me something to do when I watch TV with the family.

I do all my binding by machine- I am getting pretty good at it & am happy with the way it looks. I stitch it to the front then SID to the back. I have done it where you stitch it to the back first but mine haven't come out so well.

Most of the time I machine stitch on the front and hand stitch on the back. I am like alot of you gals, just am never satisfied with it on done by machine. I did have one success doing the Faux Pipping Binding. I was using my walking foot and when I did the final stitch down on the front, the walking foot just pushed me where it wanted to go and it turned out great.

Perhaps some of you successful total machine binders can give us some tips to try and make our look better.

I machine attach to the backside, flip to the front, glue stick down and iron in place (just enough to cover seam) and then machine stitch down....sometimes with decorative stitch, sometimes a blanket stitch, sometimes a basic zigzag. Handstitching may be prettier and be the accepted method for judging, but I make quilts to be loved and used, so I want them to hold up to lots of tugging and pulling. I feel that machine stitching is sturdier and less likely to come loose. I really don't like do-overs.