Aww, you don't want to do that. Many quilts have wavy lettuce-leaf edges because it was self-bound. The quilting slightly shrinks the quilt...but not the outer edge if it is turned for binding! Go ahead and use the same fabric, but for Pete's sake cut it off and make it a proper binding. There are some good tutes you can watch to help you. Finishing the binding is one of my favorite parts of making a quilt. And corners are so SO easy!
Oh heck, just send the thing to me, I'll do it

I iron the binding up after I machine stitch it on, then I turn it over the edge and use just 2 binding clips to hold it while I hand sew it down. My corners are perfect. I haven't yet found the need to use glue

I agree - get going!! I hate binding, but its the downhill run to finishing!! Read read read, watch watch watch, and do do do!!

Binding is my favorite thing! Go slow and try again....you can do it :-D

You CAN do this!! Let that be your mantra as you work on it. NanaCsews2 suggested what I was going to suggest – practice on small quilted squares. You could take a 6” square and machine sew and ‘X’ like you would for a rag quilt and then put a binding on it. Once you get the hang of it you'll realize how easy it really is.

is there a quilt shop or a senior center with quilters near you? i'm sure someone could help.

If I'm uncertain about any binding I use Elmer's school glue to secure it and then do the sewing. You put little dots of glue, no you don't need a special tip, to the turned down binding and heat set with an iron. This gives you a chance to play with the corners and then no pins in your way as you sew. It will give you such satisifction to have a really neat finished quilt. Glenda

Renee - I sent you a pm.

You can do the binding! I know you can! I got a little miter tool from my LQS that really helped me with my corners. I can't remember the name of it right now, but if you go in and ask for it, the staff might know. Go for it girl! And let us know when you're finished!

I love your acronym!