What are you finding fiddly? Can you be more specific, like is your thread hanging up on the pins you are using to hold the binding in place while you sew? Maybe clips would help to hold the binding down while you hand sew. There are the clover wonder clips made especially for this purpose or you can use spring loaded hair clips. Specifics in your issues would help us to offer constructive advice. A 25" square quilt shouldn't take very long to hand bind at all.