catmcclure

If I'm planning on putting the quilt in a show, I'll hand-sew the binding on the back (I always sew the binding on the machine for the first step). If I'm making a quilt for gifting, I frequently put on a "faux corded binding" and sew that down by machine.

quiltingeileen

I always machine stitch front and hand stitch back. Don't really know how to machine stitch both.

Retired Fire Chief

Machine stitch to front, hand stitch on back. I'm like some of the others, I love to sit with the quilt piled up on me and hand stitch the binding, it is one of my favorite quilting processes, it maybe the reward of having another quilt done.

JANNY

machine on front and hand stitch the back. This back is my favorite part of quilting next to hand quilting.

Steady Stiching

I agree...the hand sewing takes time but it goes quickly during TV time. it makes such a profound diffference in the apperance of the binding. After all the work I put into the quilt it seems like its not the place for me to take a short cut..but...to each their own.

gramquilter2

I hand bind all of my quilts, wall hangings etc...I just like the way it looks.

junegerbracht

Same for me!

MadP

I machine stitch the binding on to the front and hand stitch the back. I like doing that while watching TV.

MargeD

When I make small baby quilts, I don't always bind them, I use the "burping" method, sewing right sides together on top of the batting, trimming the backing and batting, sewing around the perimeter of the quilt, leaving a 6" opening that I pull the quilt through, then I whipstitch the opening and sew 1/2" around the edge in a "fake" binding. Otherwise, I sew the binding on by machine and hand stitch the binding to the back.

Loretta

I machine stitch my binding to the quilt and then turn it to the back and hand stitch. I could never make it look nice done on the machine all the way.