For those of you who dislike the binding, I really think you'll like seeing Sharon Schamber's class on making Piped Binding. You don't have to include the piping portion, but she really had a neat idea for stabilizing the binding/piping before you sew. I used her method on 6 placemats last Sunday, and it worked so slick!
Go to :
http://sharonschambernetwork.com/
Go to Free Classes, then click on Piped Binding.
Enjoy!!