There are two options for binding, as others have mentioned.
I usually do a blind/appliqué stitch, but I've done a ladder stitch. For the ladder stitch, I actually find that I have better luck with short needles (like traditional hand quilting needles). You should be able to go in & out of the fold in one motion. If you keep the needle mostly parallel to the fold, it's easier. I use the thumb nail of my left hand to help guide the needle back out while taking the stitch with my right hand. I do not use more than 1 clip at a time as that makes it harder for me to manipulate the binding fabric as I stitch. I keep my binding straight by marking the stitching line on my quilt top (that's the only marking I don't do before sandwiching -- I wait to mark until the whole thing is quilted).