I just did this.
 

Seems I've invented another mistake. Just can't believe I did this, sewed the binding to back of my quilt, now what of course my corners are great.It's now in my UFO pile to be dealt with when I'm in a better mind set. LOL.

Machine stitch the binding to the front! :) It might not look quite as clean as stitching to the front and hand-sewing to the back, but if your stitches are neat and/or you use a decorative stitch, it can be quite attractive.

I agree with Jennalyn, I do bindings that way when I am on a deadline. They look fine, especially if you use a decorative stitch that will look good from the back too or use bobbin thread that "disappears" into your backing fabric.

No law says you can't hand stitch it to the front. Keep you stitches small and even and pretend you wanted it that way.

I so agree with tesspu. When I first started my first two were done that way - worked fine/ looked fine!! Just go with it!

Don't rip it out, just stitch it down. I do all of my quilt bindings this way and I like it!

true... I wouldn't consider this a mistake. It's just another option! :thumbup:

Why not just hand stitch it to the front? Don't suppose there is a law that says it HAS to be machine sewn to the front, and stitched in the back. Don't know that it would make a whole lot of difference.

I have a. Friend who does this on purpose,so she can admire the quilt while she sews on the binding.

If you use a ladder stitch you won't be able to tell which side was hand stitched.

I never saw a quilters' law about which side to machine sew down. Did I miss that one? 'Cause if I did, I still don't care.

I made this mistake this week and left it and hand stitched. I did extremely small stitches and took me longer than normal. It loo ked great . I did think about a fancy stitch .

Gee it would be a mistake for me if it were the other way around. I do all my bindings like that.

Sometimes I deliberately sew my bindings on like that. Just depends on the look I want. I'd hand stitch it down on the front if I were you. If any of the corners are so bad they'll drive you crazy to leave them alone, then fix them first.

Good luck, we do some things we just don't understand once in awhile.

What a terrific thought! I really like your friend's approach!!!

Unless it is an heirloom quilt - use a nice decorative stitch or blind or straight nice and even - your thread color may make a huge difference. This is my preferred way on children's quilts.

Finish it. If nothing else baste the binding to front so it meets you expectations the sew. An extra step but what the heck!

I am self taught.....the first two I made were done this way. Then I noticed that others did it differently. I still like my first ones! No one notices...not even me!

I have always hand sewn my bindings to the front.

Same here!!

I agree with everyone. I have made quilts where I have either hand stitched binding on the front or made a decorative stitch on the binding in the front. Both looked great and had mitered corners too. Let yourself and the quilt rest this weekend and finish your work of art. This is just an opportunity to see that there are other ways of finishing a binding. Happy quilting!

Wow, I'm finally able to post. Thank you to all who replied. I'll take your advice & use a decorative stitch & sew it that way, next week. Busy weekend ( yard work, grin).

I agree with others, stitch to the front. Either by hand or machine, make it look intentional! I do this with a decorative stitch and it adds a bit of design to it!

I bind all my children's quilts that way. Sew to the back first and use a decorative stitch on the front. Its easy and much stronger than a hand stitched binding.

I do it that way all the time too...I'm a lousy hand sewer so i sew the binding onto the back first and then use a decorative stitch to sew the binding to the front.

I have done my bindings both front and back. I like sewing to back first and then sewing the front / hand sewn or machine they all look better from the front. :thumbup:

i hand stitch to the front all the time

Maybe these will help:

http://quiltingtutorials.com/all/bin...g-tips-tricks/

http://quiltingtutorials.com/all/bin...ewing-machine/

By the way, I did exactly what you did, and I ripped it out. After I saw the second video, I would use it if I did the same thing again.

I read this thread differently. I understood that when sewing the binding on, she got the back of her quilt and stitched it along with the binding. I did that one time. Maybe I am reading it wrong.

I sew mine on that way often and like the look of the binding hand sewed down to the front. It gives it more the handcrafted look.

Go with any of the above suggestions. Pics, please!

there is no set rule that a binding has to be sewed to the back. Only the quilting can decide where to start. Remember it is your quilt and get it out of the UFOs and get it done. A project done is what every quilter wants.

Hey, it's your quilt you can do it any way you want to. Especially when it saves a lot of ripping. I don't know of any one who says there is a LAW to do it one way or the other, just a tradition of sewing on the front and hand stitching on the back.

Binding
 

I do my bindings from back to front and use decorative machine stitch to secure. No hand sewing for me--lol.

I agree with tesspug........hand stitch it to the front.......we are the only ones that will ever know...........

I sew the bindings on all my quilt like you did trueruca. I sew then down to the front with either a decorative stitch or a straight stitch about 1/8" from the folded edge.
Sharon

i use a blanket stitch and it looks like i went in by hand, but it's machine done. gives a very neat, great finish.