High hopes

I had high hopes of having all of the piecing finished (including those blanketty-blank-#!%@ half squares along the sides and bottom), completing the rows and getting the borders in place, with even higher hopes of having the back together this afternoon. My grand desire was to stretch and baste the thing tonight/tomorrow morning, then be able to take it with me in order to turn the extra backing over the raw edge and to the front. Once that's basted in place I can begin quilting it.