Machine stitched binding with animas binding tool and faux piping

 Okay folks, I don't remember how to reorder the pictures so start from the bottom. I have been off sewing for 5 weeks now and have spent a ridiculous about of time on the computer. I have been interested in 2 'new to me' methods for binding. First the Animas binding tool and the second the process of adding a flange as faux piping which also creates a binding that can be fully machine stitched. Here's my first try. Hope this helps those of you who, like me hate hand sewing binding.

fold over to front and stitch in the ditch

trim and turn corner using binding tool to push corner in to shape

align binding tool with dots and center and mark a line to sew

fold quilt and mark the spot directly opposite in the folded edge

Using the the animas binding tool you need to mark a dot to finish an start exactly 1/4" from edge

Since I am using the Animas binding tool I have 4 separate pieces, if using the usual flip and fold method just use one continuous piece of binding

Step 2 set seam then press toward piping

Step One Cut Binding 1 1/2 inches and piping 1 3/4 inches press toward piping

I am still off quilting to try and get rid of this pinched nerve. I've been working with Laila (8 on April 6th) making her first quilt. It is a surprise gift so can't post pics but she is doing great. She picked her own seam allowance so the quilt will be a little smaller than anticipated but that's ok. The first set of blocks were nine patch but all prints so the fact that the seams don't match is pretty well hidden. She now understands the importance of making all the same so the blocks of rows are going together well and those seams are matching so she'll be happy with it. She says she wants to do the quilting too. I'm really proud of her, she has even ripped out a few seams.
I've been watching you tube tutorials and reading quilting blogs. this is kind of counter productive because it just gives me more new ideas.