use a facing instead of a binding (if you do a search you will find a few tutorials/instructions for facing your quilt) then the edge of the quilt is all you see on the front- works great...a magazine just had instructions last month, but doggone I can not remember which one...but search it...it's a great way to go if you do not want binding to show & I think actually easier than binding. I just tried a search (web search-not board search) and a number of links pop up-some videos, some just written/diagrammed instructions.