NJ Quilter

I do what hopetoquilt does except I machine sew to the front of the quilt and then hand sew to the back.

yayaquilts

I make my own binding out of one of the fabrics in my quilt or scrappy with all the fabrics of the quilt. I measure the quilt and then cut enough strips 2.25" to bind the quilt. Sew the strips together and then iron the binding in half. I sew it on the front of the quilt, miter corners and hand sew to the back of the quilt.

abc123retired

I like scrappy strips, cut at 2.5 inches and joined with a diagonal seam with the excess fabric then trimmed. Iron in half and roughly placed and adjusted on quilt before sewing to avoid seams at the corners, if at all possible. I like my hand stitching on the front, but may try it on the back next time, I don't think it really matters except maybe to a quilting judge.

nativetexan

http://www.thequiltshow.com/os/blog.php/blog_id/3902
now you don't have to do a two color binding as shown here. just do it as shown onto each side of your quilt and sew. individual binding. no mitered corners as in one long strip of binding.
have fun.

sushi

Add me to the list of quilters who do it this way!

Jingle

I follow the way Lynette Jensen (Thimbleberries) says cut strips 2-3/4" fold and press in center and sew with a 3/8" seam onto the front and hand sew onto the back.

SharBear

ditto!

angiecub

I do mine the same way, but my starting strip is 2-3/4", and I use a 3/4 inch seam allowance.

Homespun

Me, three. I cut 2.5 inch strips (enough for entire quilt)

grumpy90650

ditto!!!