I do the one where you cut the end your gonna start with at an angle and press down 1/4 inch so no raw edge, fold in half, and start sewing right at beginning. Then when you come back to it to end it, you just cut enough to leave a couple inches, and shove the end into the first part already sewn down. I use my 1/2 inch ruler to do this part. So it is mitered, but not really sewn together at the miter. Make any sense? I found this long ago on a blog or somewhere on here, not sure. I don't enter any quilt shows either, and it works for me!