Finished and Gifted

It was a really good week of quilting for your girl over here. Whenever I can work that long arm machine I am a happy camper. I delayed trying to fix a few problems she was having, yet when I finally did address them I found that they were minor. My dithering cost me a good bit of quilting time.

Remember I explained that I put a 6-inch extra piece onto the top of the quilt so that I could practice on getting my stitches just right? Look at how close I came at the bottom - If I'd used a 7-inch strip, it would never have worked! 

I did not have a particular backing set aside for this quilt, so I used a piece of fabric that honestly does not go in any way the fabrics in the quilt. Yet now that it's done, I really don't see that it was a terrible option at all. I actually think it works rather nicely.

I made the binding from the excess that I cut away from the backing, and stitched it up pronto. The longer I worked on it, the more I liked it. I gave it to DD Emma, who is going to gift it to a special little girl. And if they decide they want to use it as a picnic quilt, then I'm good with that, too.

Because I expect this quilt to take a lot of use and washing, I machine-stitched the binding. I was so glad to be finishing it so promptly. A real feeling of accomplishment!

I hope there is some momentum in here somewhere to keep me going! I have so many loved ones that I would love to gift quilts to. Every year I think I will work really hard to make that happen, and every year I fall short of that goal.

 

To see the flimsy in full, click here. I failed to take a picture of the fully-laid out quilted version on the bed. It was cool to read that post and revisit my thinking on it back then. I remember wondering why on earth I ever wasted my time on it. Ha! And now I'm glad I did!

Happy Quilting, Friends!

Jayne