Sophie, it's your quilt and you get to do it your way
I wish I had the skill and patience to hand sew but I get really cranky when I try...
For the last 30 or so years I've been using a vintage machine older than I am and it didn't have any special feet or way to lower the feed dogs. It can be easier with the modern stuff but my old machine did everything I asked of it just fine, including putting on the bindings. I do pin a lot, every 2", which works for the machine but I can just imagine how many new holes and scratches I'd be putting on myself trying that with hand sewing.