Forgive the boring pictures, but I'm EXCITED! And I'm easily amused.
Keep on sewing! Sunny
Quilting Dreams
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
No One Told Me!
When I completed my first quilt a year ago, I was taught how to sew down the binding on the machine. Later, I made a large wall-hanging, and I once again did the binding on the machine. I wasn't happy with the results, however, so I vowed to do them by hand in the future. Somehow, that didn't sound like fun, so the quilts have been piling up. Not a large pile, mind you, because I work full time. And I like to travel and take pictures on the weekends. Some of you make more quilts in a month than I've made in a year. One of my Sept./Oct goals for CGQC was to finish all my bindings. I love doing it! I started on #4 tonight (of 4) and I feel so liberated that they're moving from the UFO pile to completed projects!
Forgive the boring pictures, but I'm EXCITED! And I'm easily amused.
Forgive the boring pictures, but I'm EXCITED! And I'm easily amused.
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what a pretty pile of quilts and the binding look really good--I do like to hand sew them--it is relaxing to me!!!
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work--and we all work at different paces--so do not feel bad about how little you think you get done--just keep doing the important things--like blogging and taking pictures and eating chocolate!!!!!
Hugs, Di
I think you have done a super "job" now. Lovely bits and pieces you have got:)) How nice colors you have used.
ReplyDeleteDoing my very first quilt,I did not know what
binding was. So I did cut the backing rather big,then folded it to the front. Well,it has been like this for about 15 years,but may be one day ............ I`ll do it properly.
Happy Sewing:-)
Well done. I enjoy hand sewing my bindings down. I prefer the look of hand sewn bindings to machine sewn so I've always done it that way.
ReplyDeleteLove and hugs Gina xxx
Well done my friend. I'm affraid I am lazy and machine stitch most of my bindings. Especially ones that will be washed a lot.
ReplyDeleteOh I AM in the Secret Santa Swap. YEH!!
That's very EXCITING! WHOHOOOOOOO!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love to hand stitch bindings and I'm so glad you found that you enjoy doing it, as well.
ReplyDeleteHave fun. :-)
Good for you! I hand sew and don't mind it at all. I do it while watching TV or movies.
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