A large part of my hand sewing last week was finishing the binding on blue split 9 patch. I don't always finish the binding by hand sewing but I did for this quilt.
The binding strips were cut at 3" so there would be a 1/2" of stripe on each side of the edge.
I won't be keeping this quilt for myself, it's a present for a May wedding.
I appreciate all the concern and suggestions about my cracked fingers last Sunday. I've tried various products over the years. Superglue is the only product that stops the cracks from getting larger and actually makes them heal faster.
I have dry skin which is manageable most of the time. But when we have an arctic front come through, we need to turn on the gas heater to supplement our furnace. Our home really is dry then and the dry air just makes cracks in my fingers.
They're healed now and quilting has started again.
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20 comments:
I love striped fabrics for binding and you chose a perfect one for this lovely quilt, Gretchen.
Glad to hear your hands have improved and healed faster. Have a great week.
Congrats on a beautiful finish! The striped binding works really well with the quilt.
I had never heard of using super glue like that but so glad you found something that works for you - the quilt is so pretty - I have used wide binding like that sometimes too when I want the binding to act like another border although a narrow border but still looks like a border.
The striped fabric is a perfect binding. The quilt is lovely! ~Jeanne
That stripe makes the perfect binding. Beautiful quilt.
This is a gorgeous quilt! I hope the lucky couple loves it!
What a great binding. It goes well with the scrappiness of all the blue fabrics in the quilt. I have not cut a 3 inch binding as I prefer a more narrow measurement; yours looks amazing.
Glad to hear your hands are better! That striped binding is perfect for this blue scrappy quilt…a lovely wedding gift!
I love using striped fabrics for binding. Glad your hands are better! I cut a finger with a rotary cutter last week and am waiting for this to heal up. Hope you have a great week!
I love striped bindings. This is a very pretty quilt.
I don't normally make this wide of binding but I wanted the striped fabric to show more. I just thought it looked so nice with all the scrappy blues.
Just gorgeous!
What a beautiful wedding g quilt, it will be much loved and appreciated, I'm sure.
Beautiful!! I love blue and white quilts.
Oh I adore stripy bindings (and polka dot bindings)! Blue is my fave too, so I love your quilt!
Congrats on the finish the binding looks great....
Your quilt is stunning, Gretchen. Love the striped binding. Have a great week. Happy quilting
What an awesome wedding gift and done well ahead of the wedding!
If it is the dry air would a humidifier help?
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