I just finished a lap size quilt for my parents. It's a pinwheel design, with pink, blue and brown. I've been working on it since March, and I was able to give it to them for Christmas this year.
For my latest quilt, I used a blanket stitch on the binding, instead of hand stitching it. I sewed the double fold binding from the back, and then used a blanket stitch on the front. Here's how it turned out.