Hurrah for finished objects!
Fired up by my quilting success last Saturday, the past two evenings have been spent putting bindings on those two unfinished quilts. I was so buoyed up with success that I even thought it might be a good idea to emulate one of those lovely, aspirational quilt blogs, full of wonderfully artistic photos of quilts as held up by members of their family. Sadly I didn't have any antique barns or wildflower meadows to hand, but it was reasonably sunny so I popped into the garden with Trainboy and a camera.
...BRILLIANT. Stay like that, just keep still so I can get it in focus.
Er... please could you hold it up again? No? Okay, let's try spreading it out on the bench...
Better. How about a smile? ...is that a smile? It is? OKAY THEN.
This one was machine bound with zig-zag stitch, which I seem to be getting a bit better at. It has certainly used up a big stack of repurposed and vintage fabric scraps, and I was genuinely surprised at how pleasing I found the light/dark contrast in the blocks. A point to remember for my next kaleidescope quilt, I think.
The second one was the pink quilt of 5" scrap squares that I backed with a woolly blanket. I am delighted to report it stood up to washing and tumble-drying on low heat excellently well - look:
Another machine binding, too! Straight stitch this time, visible on the back inside the binding line which seemed to suit the quilting pattern I'd used - 1/4" lines either side of every seam. To my surprise, although the zig-zag method is probably more forgiving, I much preferred using straight-stitch. Here's how the binding looks on the front:
It really is beautifully thick and snuggly, this one. I'm very pleased with it - look how pretty it is!
Hum. Yes. Ah, bless him.
I shall probably put both of these in the Slaithwaite Emporium and list them in my Etsy shop fairly shortly. Who knows, I may even sell one of 'em. See you soon!
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