Oh goodness....I'm not sure about hand-sewing binding on front & back. Can't you move machine to a dining room table or kitchen table? Or, move your sewing table away from the wall and place lowered ironing board on backside. I'd even set it up on a coffee table and surround the table with chairs to support. Last idea to offer would be to take machine to a friend/family house to sew on binding. I just don't know about the sturdiness of hand-Sewn binding front & back... You could totally come to my house..lol!