Thank you, Sue redfern, for your great notes on tidy edged, smaller cloths.
And thanks to Leah OrangeShooze for your great notes on the proper length in order to maintain a square cloth after several washings, and for your color combos. (Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, you know :-)
Used EZ’s (Elizabeth Zimmerman’s) sewn bind off, which better mirrors the long-tail cast-on. Here is a link - scroll down to the bottom of the page - it is the last bind off technique shown.