When I got the quilt back from Julie I just had to buy fabric and make the binding. It was hard to find a fabric that coordinated, since Judy had no fabrics left from the original quilt. The fabrics were not current fabrics that we see in the quilt shops - so I shopped around a bit and found a wonderful piece of pink that coordinated well with the main part of log cabin blocks, and matched a pink in the outer border.
A lovely swirly pink - cut and pressed . . .
Next we stitch on the Featherweight - I leave the excess batting and backing attached until after the binding is stitched onto the front, then trim it all even. I find it is easier to work with, than to trim the edges first and have to work with just that 1/4" of quilt edge. I had to stitch the binding in just a smidge from the edge of the border as the fabric was frayed in several places along the outer edge.
Look out - here comes a corner - but mitering is easy - just take it step by step. . .
All bound . . .
Oh - the binding is so pretty - and it matches the pink in the border just perfectly. . .
Here is the whole quilt - ready for Judy and her dad . . .
And a nice close up fo the log cabin blocks . . .
And the label . . .
11 comments:
It's just beautiful! Stunning actually :0)
Ah, my spoon pulls. Darling hubby bends the "head" back a bit, then he took a wrench and held down the end of the handle and flattened it by running across a hard edge (our kitchen sink!). I'll take some pics of him doing it so it's easier to understand :0) Give me a few days and I'll post it.
How's your day going? Hope it's great!
Very pretty - love the fabrics. What a great treasure
Kris
A very special quilt. I love the stippling. It will be cherished for years and years to come.
Nice job! Sharyn/KalamaQuilts
That pink looks like it was a perfect match to those little flowers in the border. Isn't it wonderful that we have such a great selection of fabrics available to us now?
He is going to really treasure this quilt!!
Crispy
What a lovely finished quilt, and that pink goes just right, like you said! You are very talented x
You certainly made the right choice with the fabric, its so pretty, a very beautiful quilt.
I was pleased to be part of finishing this quilt. The binding looks great with the quilt and it's exciting to have the quilt finished for the family.
Such a sweet gift. I'm sure Judy's father will cherish it.
Oh how beautiful and so very special!
Very pretty. I am sure Judy's father will treasure the quilt.
I sew my binding on to the trimmed edge of a quilt, but you had to do it "just a smidge from the edge" because of the fabric fraying. I'm glad to see your little Featherweight is up to the task.
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