Originally Posted by dunster

Don't square off the edges. Use facing to finish the quilt rather than binding. Here's a demo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwPe_84GBfY

I think that GFG looks much more finished and elegant when you use facing to bind it. The edges make people think that you did something very difficult. Yet it's quicker and easier than any other method, and it lays perfectly flat.