I hand sew my bindings but only because at this point I enjoy doing it in the evenings. When it becomes more difficult for my fingers to control the needle I will start to practice sewing on by machine. I hand quilted quilts for my grandchildren and so enjoyed the process but have had to give that up due to not being able to control the short needle but after a suggestion from this board am in the process of "long stitch" quilting a twin quilt.