I don't love hand sewing the binding, but I really like the look so I do it. I tend to try to do it a bit at a time. When I sit down I decide to sew just one threaded needle with about 24" of thread in it. Sometimes it goes so well that I decide to do a second. Since I'm only planning a small amount at at time it doesn't seem too bad. Also, if I leave it where I walk past it, then I'll often stop and sew a bit between doing other things.