i do mine the (old fashioned) way- by hand---
i have tried a couple machine bindings- was very unhappy with the outcome- really felt after all the work to make a beautiful quilt i then (got lazy) and ruined a beautiful quilt- with a shoddy looking cheapened - machine applied binding.
after ruining the second quilt i decided i will never waste my time making another quilt to only ruin at the end.
i believe some people are able to apply a binding by machine and make it look acceptable- but for me--- i think the machine stitched binding makes it look as if i may as well have bought the quilt at walmart.