Excellent suggestions!
I do know there is a sewing machine foot out there that is made for sewing on machine binding. A few of us got one for a dear friend of mine, though I cannot remember the name or brand of it after a couple years. (My memory goes more and more each day.)
What was I saying? :lol:
If you are using a fabric that compliments the front of your quilt, you can leave your backing fabric several inches longer than the front, turn under and iron a seam allowance, then sew it to the front of the quilt using your machine. I've seen a lot of older quilts done in this manner.