I am right handed and go counter clock-wise.
Linda OH

Hmmm, I had to think about that, LOL.

I'm right-handed, and I prefer to sew the binding counter-clockwise.

I am right handed and sew my binding down clockwise. But you also need to consider which way you hold your quilt...

I hold my quilt in my lap with my binding edge (the outside of the quilt) closest to my belly and the remainder of my quilt at my knees/feet. I know others that work the same way I do, but their quilt is in their lap with the outside edge away from them.

Like Jennifer, I sew bindings clockwise and am right handed. The quilt is spread out around my feet.

neat question:) Jennifer, you're right - it depends a lot on how you hold it. Usually I have most of the quilt at my side, because I tend to have the quilt mainly in my lap, which often just isn't big enough. lol! I'm right handed & go from left to right. My mother (who taught me to quilt) says I'm backwards & it's faster to go from right to left. Once you've done it a certain way tho, it's hard to change!
Next question -- do you mainly sew your bindings on by hand, or machine? I do by hand unless it's a table runner or utility quilt that will get washed a lot. (because by machine tends to be stronger) Just curious.

I do everything by hand. I'm left handed for writing, and I hold a needle in my right hand so I can control the fabric with my left, sewing from right to left in the direction of my needle.

I just said this on the thread question, but I should have said it here, if you're holding your needle with your left hand, and sewing left to right, try knotting your thread on the free end, farthest from the spool, so you're twisting the thread the same way it was manufactured.

I'm left handed and usually sew clockwise. I hold the outside edge of the binding in my right hand with the bulk of the quilt to my left side (kind of like with the sewing machine!) I'm not sure why I started this binding counter clockwise, other that it is a scallop edge and somehow it made sense as I started it, but it was just a fight. I thought I was going to have to reattach the binding different, but after tearing it out, waiting a few days (quilting constipation, LOL)and starting it over going my usual direction, clockwise, it is going better.

I just had never really thought about how I do it before. It sure makes a difference for me though!
Karlene

Right handed, counter clock wise. But I hold my quilt the opposite of Jennifer with the edge away from me.

beverly

On a related note-do you hand sew the binding to the front or to the back. I have done both but I am not sure which is "correct", LOL. On the front, I can watch the points better, but then sewing by machine on the front seems to stabilize the piecing better.

By the way, I am a lefty and sew it clockwise.

I'm right handed and sew it clockwise.I also hand sew on the backside.
Kathi

I machine stitch to the front and hand stitch to the back.

I also machine to the front and hand stitch to the back.

Sometimes if I'm in a time crunch on a child's quilt, I might maching the binding to the back and use a decorative machine stitch on the front. The decorative stitch makes covers the edge better and isn't as obvious if not perfectly along the edge.

I'm right handed and like to put the quilt on a table in front of me. I then sew the back of the binding down, going in a counter-clockwise fashion. Having it on a table enables me to just slide it around instead of wrestling with it, which I'm usually sick of doing by that point, having FMQ'd the whole dang thing the day before. Plus, it stays cleaner, since no dogs are allowed in the upstairs and it stays up on the table.

Great question!! I'm right handed and I hand sew the back, clockwise, with the edge near my body and the rest of the quilt draped over my lap/legs.