Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Quilting and Binding.....


I had a fun weekend doing some quilting...... swirls and circles for the superheroes after going around  all the applique pieces in an invisible thread.



I used a variegated grey for the swirls and it has kept the quilt soft whilst giving it a bit of texture .....


then came binding...... sewing the strips together. (I had bought half a metre and realised the stripes went between the selvages so there was a lot of ends to sew together ....


.... I get excited at getting the ends to meet perfectly on the stripe ....


...most of the time....


I have a few old thread cones and they make useful binding holders....


... do you ever get the feeling you are being watched while you work???????


I have my evening hand work ready to do now....

Righto, Gotto Go....... I want to play catch up with Splendid Sampler blocks this week.... only 32 plus behind....

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good morning my lovely friend,lol you crack me up i love that last pic,wow your grandie's quilt looks awesome,well done my Fiona xx

Jennifer said...

Now that is one creepy watcher! I love variegated threads too, they do a wonderful job of blending in with so many colours.

WoolenSails said...

I like the border, perfect for the quilt and i think less quilting is nice for kid's quilts, the ones i did came out too stiff.

Debbie

Jane said...

love it, and well done on matching the stripes

Karen S said...

It is wonderful to see this so close to finished. Love the striped binding.

Michelle Ridgway said...

Fantastic and I do love a stripey binding x

Susan said...

only 32??? - oh well - super heroes was important...Great job where you could match the stripes. and better to be totally off than an "almost" match.

Lin said...

Always a great feeling to be hemming down the binding. xx

Raewyn said...

Woohoo binding time! How exciting; the quilt is gorgeous! (hehe that last photo is a fun one!)

Rachaeldaisy said...

What a fun quilt!! I love the quilting pattern you used and the stripey binding will finish it off perfectly. Good luck catching up with your blocks.

Jeanette said...

Looks wonderful & love the stripey binding. Hugs,xx

kiwikid said...

The quilt looks fantastic Fiona, love the binding, hee hee you were being watched!! I am sure you will have those blocks whipped up in no time.

Jeneta said...

Beautiful quilting for a beautiful quilt. Who is this one for?

Cattinka said...

Once again, I like everything I see
KATRIN W.

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