Well, I'm almost done. I made bias binding and used a combination of handstitching with pearl cotton (using a pliers to pull it through all the layers) and hot glue. I may have to glue on a few doo-dads to hide some rough spots, but it's already overdue to be turned it so what I have will have to do.
I learned a great deal of how I would do things differently next time .......... mostly I'd just say NO! LOL