Machine binding
 

What are the pros and cons to Machine Binding front and back of the quilt ? I am making a wall hanging and I fairly new to quilting.

Welcome SharonMary! For years I did hand binding. Now I do it by machine. It took a bit of practice to get the stitches where i wanted them to be. But because of a bit of arthritis my hands just didn't do as well as with all the hand stitching. So I was motivated to learn. If a quilt is for competition or a showing I think they prefer hand binding, but if not, machine binding is much less time consuming and stronger.
I do a double 2 1/2 in. binding. I attach it on the back and then fold it over, i do not iron the binding in half, and stitch down on the front. I set my needle and presser foot so the seem is on the binding close to the first stitching on the back. There are many ways to do this and the internet has a lot of tutorials regarding machine binding. Some suggestions have you using different creative stitching programed on your machine. Good luck and have fun with it.

well I used to machine the binding in the front then do back by hand it took longer and hurt my shoulder.
Now I put binding on the back by machine then do the front by machine also. I use silk thread for the top binding match it to color of binding the bobbin thread should match the backing. It goes pretty quick

All binding I do is 100% machine bound. It's faster, easier and my arms and hands don't hurt as much when I'm done. But I recognize that others enjoy binding by hand, and applaud their work.

Any donation quilt that I bind is done entirely by machine. If it is a 'special event' quilt like a wedding quilt, I will take the time and effort to hand bind. Thank goodness they are getting few and few!!

I like this one - It by Jenny from Missouri Star Quilts - The Ultimate Quilt Binding Tutorial with Jenny Doan of Missouri Star
I always for machine binding.

I did one change though as I like a wider binding. I cut my fabric strips to 3" and iron them in half. Then when I sew it to the back of the quilt, I use a 3/8" seam, and then fold it to the front and sew about 1/8" from the edge of the binding to sew it down.

Sherilyn Mortensen (of Sea Sherilyn Sew) taught me how to sew the binding on by machine to the front. Then turn the binding to the back and stitch-in-the-ditch along the binging on the front. It works amazing! I do glue the mitered corners down, and start with a 2 1/2" strip (for hand binding I start with a 2 1/4" strip).

I made a tutorial to explain the way I bind quilts. I basically trim away the batting and backing 1.25" and fold front edge to back, Then stich with decorative stitch. https://www.quiltingboard.com/tutori...s-t310370.html

I don't see a big deal about it. I fold the binding over the edge and sew it down both sides at once. When I do it this way, I cut gentle curves for the corners so I don't have to fuss about a miter. I press the binding using starch to get a crisp fold line. I butt the edge of the quilt to the fold line so both sides are even width.

I machine bind the front and hand sew the back. I can't get both sides to look right by machine. I've tried many times.
This week I bound 2 quilts. They took 2 evenings each. I like hand sewing so it's not a big deal to me but I would love to do it quicker if I could get results I liked.
The cherry on top was I put labels on both! I'm terrible at remembering that. :)

It was a difficult thing for me to accept binding with machine since I had been taught to hand sew only.. But unless its a wall hanging, using a sewing machine to put the binding on is how I roll!. It sure holds up to washing after washing. As far a a gift, most folks wouldn't know or be able to tell you the difference. Again, I sure like the sturdiness of machine binding and it certainly saves on hands and arms!

I think this is another of those what ever works best for you issues! I have tried both ways, and I just prefer the machine to the front, hand stitch to the back method. That gives me the "invisible" look I like on my quilts. I also love the hand stitching process as the final step in my quilt. As posted in the responses, there are several videos that walk you through the process.

Thank you Rhonda Lee ! Now I have some guidance !

Thank you Susie. That input helps !

Thank you Stll Sew ! It IS a wall hanging..and I was not sure If I wanted to do Machine on front then hand sew on back. I am leaning that way now.

Thank you AnnieDeb...I think that is the way I will go....machine on front..hand stitch on back. It is NOT a large project but it is my 1st. Now to remember to add the name tag ! HA!

SharonMary- last night I bound a 74 x 74 quilt in just one evening! ( I machined sewed the front and hand sewed the back) That's not THE way just my way, at least until I figure out how to machine bind both sides!

Put me in the "sew to the back, wrap to the front and then machine sew again" group. Sometimes with a decorative stitch on the front.

If it's an art quilt wall hanging, take a look at how to "face" a quilt. It gives a knife edge to it and looks lovely for some wall hangings. Just to throw another idea into the mix.
It's quit easy to do.

Watson