Day 59: Fifty-plus years of quilting, and I just figured out how to make borders and corners easier. I have always trimmed my quilts before putting them in the frame, using binder clips and packaging twine to lash the edges so that I had room to stitch. It finally dawned on me: don't trim! Leave a border of backing and batting, and pin the edges of the quilt top in place. D'uh! Well, there you have it. The old dog has learned a new trick. Y'see, I've never had any instruction in how to do these things. That being the case, this is a milestone for "Autumn Oranges." I am now working on the outer and corner blocks. This corner is done! In fact, I only have six more blocks of a total of 20 to finish, a few fill-in "daisies" to do, and I'll be ready to apply the bias binding around the edge.
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