I have done borders with a product called Borders Made Easy. The product is a roll of 2 1/2" paper strip with a quilting design printed on it. It has temporary adhesive on the edges. You simply cut the paper to the length of the border, place it on the border, stitch on the continuous printed lines, and then tear off the paper. There are several different quilting designs. I have very little quilting experience and usually quilt exactly like you do. But the borders kind of stumped me until I tried this product.
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You sound a lot like me. I don't like to practice either . I just want to get to it and get it done!