Like others have mentioned, I sew my binding to the back first then machine sew it to the front. I don't enter my quilts into shows, I donate them to charities who sell them to raise funds or give them to friends.
If my thread matches the binding I will secure the corners with machine stitches, otherwise I won't.
I will not handsew to save my life. (Well...maybe to save my life!! But I avoid it otherwise.)