For the last 8 years I have been turning my bindings by hand and enjoying the process. For the least two Quilts I have sewn then in the front, turn them, glue the back stitch and in the ditch from the front. The more I practice the better I get at it. You can apply cording in the front to hide the stitches and add a little interest to the edge of the quilt. I make a lot of wallhangings and when I finish them completely by machine the corners lay better against the wall. Some of it is due to the fact that the tension is the same all around the quilt. When you do it by hand you don't always pull with the same tension and sometimes the edges are wavy or the corners turn up.
I have made many large quilts and they are all turned by hand, but I may make my next big one by machine as well. Is a lot quicker.