When you want to machine finish a binding, I always put the binding on the back and bring it over to the front. I usually use a straight stitch but my friend always uses a fancy stitch on top and it looks great. If binding by hand, I would do the opposite. Sew the binding on the front and hand sew on the back. Good luck!

I sew the binding on the back, flip it over to the front and straight stitch as close to the edge of the binding as I can. It leave a seam line on the back, but that doesn't bother me... much...

I sew it onto the back, wrap it over to the front and use a blanket-type stitch. The back is pink and you are seeing the front flipped over onto it for the photo.

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I stitch it to the back first. I them pull it around to the front and use a serpentine stitch on my Janome. I make mainly charity quilts and want to make sure they do not come unstitched.

Use either a blanket stitch or a straight stitch.

I sometimes use a decorative stitch on a baby or child's quilt as I think it's stronger and if my stitch isn't perfectly straight, it doesn't show as much.

I sew to the back and bring to the front and use a decorative stitch. I put the edge of my binding in the middle of my foot so that I am sure to catch the quilt and the binding. It holds well and looks good too.

I usually use a straight stitch but have used a feather stitch on occasion. I find using a stitch in the ditch foot really helps. I sew the binding to the back first and then fold over and sew on the front. After a while you will get very good at doing this and will be surprised how easy it is. I sometimes use Elmer's school glue ironed on to fold the front down. It keep it in place and making sewing easy and it washes out.

I find a serpentine stitch to be the most forgiving!

Straight stitch.