I fold my binding strip in 1/2 prior to sewing and then roll the whole thing up into a coil. I leave enough room in the center of the binding roll to put over my wrist so it feeds off that way as I stitch it down to the back.
I sew the binding to the back first and then turn it over to the front and stitch it down by machine. I do as much as possible by machine, have repetitive motion injuries & too much hand sewing causes pain.
Sharon