I agree, my machine binding is atrocious! What I like about quilting is that there is some forgiveness in not having perfectly straight seams. That said I also avoid hand sewing at all costs. I only hand bind because I like the look but the last queen size I did took me over 12 hours to bind the back. It's not my strong suit. I have seen some machine binding that looked beautiful and I think it'd be kinda the same as appliqueing over blocks to accentuate lines. Just my .02. I say, if it works for you then go for it, quilt police can party somewhere else.