I don't mind binding as much as I dislike Sandwiching. ugh... But I've only sewn One binding by hand. My first quilt. After that I just machine stitch everything. Because I learned to quilt from watching Simply Quilts, and quilting books, and because I've never done the quilting part with a group, I thought I Invented the method. hahahaha... until I joined up with this board. I'm not kidding. I never told anyone for fear they would roll their eyes and write me off as lazy. and I guess I am lazy. Just wanted it to be my little secret. shhh....
Sew the binding to the back first. Then stitch it to the front. Straight stitch, blanket stitch, or decorative. If I didn't do it this way, I'd have 30 quilts in a stack wishing they could be bound and loved. lol...