Ooops double post, sorry.

Bringing the backing to the front as a finish is common for small quilts and is not cheating. It would work perfectly for table runners, wall hangings, pot holders, mug rugs, place mats and anything smallish you can think of. The
pretty prudent tutorial is a good one to use as a guide. Keeps it uncomplicated and simple, no special tools needed.
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As I posted elsewhere, this is my current favorite method of binding:

https://bloominworkshop.wordpress.co...-edge-binding/

Would this method be accepted in a competition/judge?

probably not. Check before you enter. In addition to bringing the backing to the front being frowned upon by some quilt police, any binding that is finished by machine is also not acceptable. For some reason, binding is a big deal in many quilt shows. The judges want it hand finished, full (batting completely fills the binding), even all the way around (both front and back), perfect mitered corners AND that little fold in the miter invisibly hand stitched.
As far as I'm concerned, life is way too short!

It's probably OK for local stuff though, like your local guild show and/or local county fairs.

I put a quilt into the county fair with a not-very-great machine sewn binding and was pretty surprised to win a ribbon. :)

Just want to say thanks.....I put up three tablerunners on l/a allowing 3" in between, did a quick holiday panto, took off, trimmed back to 1" borders, folded, glued, pressed and sewed...easy Peasy! Now today will do three more. BTW- these are ufos I found in holiday fabric bin-after today-quick gifts!

I just looked at the cheat binding method....going to give it a try....great idea and quick finish to the quilt....thanks for sharing...

Yes, I have used this method, be careful not to get wringles

I have done this hundreds of times. But some people say this binding will not last as long, since there is only a single layer of fabric at the edge.

Mine have two layers of fabric at the edge. I trim the batt as shown, right next to the quilt top. If I'm doing a half inch binding, I trim the back at least an inch and a half away from the batt and top edge. Then I mark the back where I want the fold that will be sewn down. Fold the back over on your marked line, and it will be too long. Tuck this extra under the batt, and you have your two layers going over the edge. I have found it usually lays flat with no problem. You may want to trim a little at the corners if they get too bunchy, but this is not that hard to do and looks nice.
PS: I like the way the corners are done here. It makes the corners nice and sharp. I always folded the corner over and then folded the sides in, but often got snub nosed corners.