I hand sew mine. I work on them while I'm watching TV in the evening. It's relaxing.

Machine...faster.
sandy

I machine stitch all of my bindings. They are neat, flat and secure. No one can give me a good reason why a quilt binding should be hand stitched when every other step along the way to completion was machine stitched. If you love to hand stitch, stitch away!

Well said, Shelbie. :thumbup:

I prefer hand stitching the final step of the binding. Maybe I need more practice, but when I try doing it by machine I feel like it looks like a poorly made pot holder.

I hand sew mine unless they are for charity. Our local children's hospital asks that everything be machine stitched. I've done it both ways & hand stitching really does give a nice, smooth finish. It doesn't take that much time & I love doing handwork anyways.

I learned from my local AQS appraiser that machine and hand stitching can be equally strong; it just depends on how many stitches per inch & the type and quality of the stitches formed. Go with whichever you prefer unless you are entering it in a show (in which case you'll want to hand stitch it).

I hand sew my bindings , just because I like the way it looks much better (single thread). But if it is a quilt that is going to be used and washed lots I use a double thread. I keep that part of finishing for sitting watching TV or sitting at the dr. office, give me something to do no matter where I am. Actually, I think it is a matter of what you like the best.

I have only machine sewn bindings on children's quilts as they might be washed often, but I do not like the look all that much. For large size quilts... my bindings are done by hand.

I hand sew the binding. I've tried machine sewing it several times before and it never looks quite right. And once I get to the binding that is a good relaxer.

I hand sew because I like the look of it better and I find it relaxing to do. I could never get the seam line even on the back when I stitched in the ditch on the front to put binding on that way and it drove me crazy to have it off kilter like that.