LavenderBlue

Please share your favorite technique/video/method. Thank you!!

feline fanatic

Hands down, the faux flange method. It is the only method I will do when binding by machine. But I do modify it to end up with a 2 1/4" strip instead of 2 1/2"

https://www.quiltingboard.com/tutorials-f10/quick-machine-binding-flange-t77821.html

LavenderBlue

Wow Feline! Thank you. And if you wanted the look of a single color, you could still do it that way!! No matter how carefully I try, some stitches show on the reverse side (whether sewing onto back and bringing forward or the opposite). So frustrating!

juliasb

I couldn't agree more about the faux flange method! It works so well on larger or smaller quilts.

Jingle

I never use the faux flange, not my taste. Others seem to like it.

Krisb

Another faux flange fan. Only way I will bind by machine.

Mkotch

I like the look of the faux flange, but not all the time. Sometimes I simply machine sew to the back, then fold the binding over to the front and top stitch. You need to be a little careful at the corners which you miter. You can also use a contrasting thread and decorative stitch on the front. I use this most of the time, especially when I know the quilt will be machine washed by a non-quilter.

Stitchnripper

That’s how I do it unless I am hand sewing to the back. I recently watched a tutorial by Donna Jordan where she cut the binding 2.5 inches and sewed to the front and flipped it over and sewed in the ditch and I’ll be darned it worked great. Binding was wide enough to get caught on the back. I’ve also used Charisma’s flange method in the tutorial section here and I like it too

JENNR8R

Yes, I like the faux piped binding too. Here is the video that I use:

https://thequiltshow.com/daily-blog/...5bfc3a371c1723

EmiliasNana

I sew on the back with a 3/16" seam (half way between 1/4" and 3/8" on your sewing machine plate) using a 2 1/2" strip folded in half, then top stitch with a blind hem foot, or a foot that has a center guide, moving my needle slightly to the left of the fold. It makes the top binding wider than the back, so that if your bobbin thread matches the quilting, it blends into the back and looks like part of the quilting. I always do this for utility quilts: kids and charity, to ensure durability.