Wanda_GA

I signed up for one of those Craftsy tutorials and she does the same as Mermaid suggested, sew first from the back & fold over to front and she sewed a straight stitch, but I think a ZZ would look better. Haven't tried it yet, but hand sewing the binding on a big quilt or even a lap size is hard on these old hands.

Prism99

These videos by Leah Day were helpful for me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wprg5vzkuGw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MRfA...feature=relmfu

I found that I really like a serpentine stitch for the binding rather than the invisible stitch she demonstrates, so I use a serpentine for the last step.

I also found that glue before that last step can help, especially with the mitered corners.

117becca

It sounds like you don't pin enough. I have never glued, I'd make too big of a mess.....sigh!!

Latrinka

I machine stitch mine to the back, then bring to front, use matching top thread, and matching bobbin thread to backing, and use serpentine stitch. Looks good to me.

Sue1765

Search you tube for Missouri Star videos -- just watched one for sewing binding on the machine -- Jenny's videos are great. Good luck!

RUSewing

Same here.

Jingle

I also machine sew on the front and hand sew on the back. I get the neat look I like. Do whatever works best for you.

NanaCsews2

Glue the binding on before sewing. Press with a dry iron. Then use the clover clips or pin the binding to prevent shifting. This includes the mitered corner. If the corners are too bulky, snip a small triangle from the quilt corners. Snip a little at a time and only snip enough to make the mitered corner. There really shouldn't be any bulk at all to the corners. Try using the serpentine stitch with a shorter stitch. Also, I prefer sewing the binding onto the back first then bringing the binding to the front when I use the serpentine stitch. It allows me to control the way the front binding will look. Practice on a sample to see where the left edge of the stitch will fall with the binding. I sew the left edge directly onto the edge of the binding, then it is uniform all the way around. I use an 80/12 needle and size 40 thread. I don't use the walking foot with the serpentine stitch.
Once the quilt is washed, you may not notice the wavy edge at all.

JudyTheSewer

I decided to do my last quilt binding by machine using the school glue method on both the front and the back (no pins or clamps needed with this and no fabric shifting.) It was very fast but I did not care for the final "look" of the binding on the back. I guess I will stick to hand sewing which I find relaxing anyway. As ckcowl mentioned, I felt like I "ruined" the quilt by cutting corners.

sylviak

I actually prefer the hand sewing on the back. I put the binding on as usual, used the clover clips to hold it, then sewed from the front. I think my decorative stitch was not placed right (should have been on the inside edge) and was too large, since it flattened the binding. Clipping the corner might help. The reason I did this was that I found out about to shower late and it would have taken most of the day to sew it by hand. I'll probably practice on some charity quilts to see if I can come up with a better way. I have an older Bernina that has the serpentine stitch. I might try that. It would probably go over the miters as well. Washing this one may help. I'll be doing that in the morning. Thanks for all the great suggestions!