So, we're already at the half-point of the month (how can that be?) - and I'm going to update you with my April "Lovely Year of Finishes" project. I'm on the home stretch - the quilting is finished, and the binding is completely sewn on. Now I have to sew the binding down on the back- I started to do that with the machine, but there were issues, so I'm working on it by hand. That's not the most fun - I have arthritis in my hands, and handwork like hand-stitching and crocheting irritate my hands, so we'll see how this is going to work out...
Anyway, here's the picture to show my progress:
Some of the binding is stitched down in this pic - and I really like how well I managed to miter my corners! You can see the quilting on the back side - I basically echoed the chevrons, varying the width of the spaces between the quilted lines. I used a great variegated thread on the quilt top - and it looks like most of the colours in the quilt top also show up in the thread, so that's a bonus! Now I'm off to link up my pic on Melissa's website...
The quilting looks great - nice sharp corners. I hope your hands don't complain too much, or that the next 12 days are enough time to spread it out to finish on time.
ReplyDeleteI love that line of fabric! Your quilt looks great
ReplyDeleteHere's a link for how I do my faux piped binding...... completely by machine. It might be helpful to those aching hands. I use it all the time and love it. http://www.52quilts.com/2012/05/tuesday-tutorial-susies-magic-binding.html
ReplyDeleteDon't you love it when you try it and it works!! Love that!
ReplyDeleteI like the chevron!