Lovely runners -- both the summer ones and the fall ones. I wanted to add my 2 cents into the binding conversation. I never, ever bind by hand. I'm a machine person only. Attach binding to the back, fold to front and stitch down. I haven't done it, but if I wanted to make it fancy, I'd use a flange. I was told that even the quilt police at quilt shows are accepting machine binding now, especially those with the flange.
Here's a short tute on making binding with a flange:
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...3D2E&FORM=VIRE