I attach all of my binding by sewing on the front and then hand sewing the back. The first time just about killed my fingers but I thought it was just because I have arthritis at a young age and I was just being a baby. But, right now I'm working on 2 baby quilts and last night I worked on the binding for 3 hours and finished that one up today with another 2 hours by just taking it slow and my fingers are fine. Then I started the other baby quilt, lol, and got a good 3 hours in on that one tonight. Tomorrow I'll finish it up for shipping. Just keep working those finger muscles and it'll get easier.