Hmmm don't worry about the chickens. I feel like fryed chicken.
As for sewing the binding on by machine, I have been doing that since my 3 rd quilt or so. I can still see the disgusted look on the face from my then quilt instructor at Quilt in a Day. LOL Well then mine do not look like quiltermomma's but they are on. None of my quilts have been entered into shows. the only ones that I might consider entering I have given away and or I know both the quilting and binding were not on par for showing.