When I started quilting (last year). My first, quilt the binding scared me. I read and watched everything that has been mentioned here. I made me a large sandwich and put a binding on it. Then I cut it off and put another binding on it and cut it again. By the time i got down to a mug rug size sandwich I felt good enough to bind my first queen size quilt. I machine sewed it on the front and hand sewed on the back. A few quilts later and about fifty pot holders I like binding. It means you have another project complete. If I can do it anyone can.