I haven't quite mastered the hidden art of photographing whole quilts. Here's the French Braid quilt artfully displayed on my bright red couch. It's all quilted and trimmed-- see the quilting?-- and I've just spent what felt like forever ironing about 500 inches of quilt binding. Now, I must attach it. Ugh! But I do love hand finishing the quilts, so at least there's something enjoyable in my future.
Sadly, I cut up about a half yard of one of my Amy Butler Daisy Chain prints into 2.5" strips. It was the wrong fabric-- not the one I had purchased for the binding. I figured I'd go ahead and use it, but I didn't even have enough! Oh well, I'll just save those strips for future binding or some other strip-necessary project.
Also, I picked up the Go Navy! quilt from the quilter on Friday. Rebekah Richardson, of Kept in Stitches Quilting, did a gorgeous job on this thing. Here's a sneak peek.
Most of what's gotten done are things I can't cross off my list. I have cut the binding strips for the Go Navy! quilt and the Ugly Eye Spy quilt. I'm going to sew those together after I attach binding to the French Braid.
Updated List
- Black Eyed Susan
finish top- quilt
- make binding
- bind
- Go Navy! T-shirt Quilt
make topdrop off for quiltingmake binding- bind
- French Braid Quilt
quiltmake binding- bind
Alexander Henry Cars Quiltquiltbind- Ugly Eye Spy Quilt
quiltmake binding- bind
- Brick Road
- bind
I love that French Braid quilt! A great way to showcase those fabulous Amy Butler fabrics!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I struggled over that quilt because of the strips and bias edges. This one looks great, but I will never make another French Braid quilt again.
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to pop in and say how impressed i am at how many things you're finishing off! keep up the good work! At this rate you're bound to get it all done by 2010!
ReplyDeleteI love the fabric you used for the border, a friend gave me a FQ of it, but it has no selvage info, do you have any info on that fabric? or maybe you can point me in the direction to buy some?
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Jessica-- It's Amy Butler's Daisy Chain line. The particular fabric you're asking about is called Sweet Jasmine in navy from the aquatic colorway. It's listed as AB40 on the Amy Butler website. I don't have any selvedges left from that fabric, but I hope this info helps!
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