Thank you, Hetty. The quilt will not be used, as far as I know. I am not touching the worn areas on the quilt-just the binding. If you think cutting the corners on a diagonal will compromise the quilt, I will revisit that with the owner. I did plan to hand stitch the binding on top and bottom sides-the fabric may be too delicate along those edges for machine stitches
Thank you so much for your input!