FINISH---Strips-Weave .....all done !

 

Last Monday, September 21st, I finished binding this quilt.  I dug out all of my binding strip leftovers and made it scrappy.  I sewed the strips onto the back and finished them on the front using the new foot I bought, a 1/16th inch left compensating foot.  It's beautiful to see that stitch line so very close to the fold of the binding, but also still possible to veer off once in awhile and miss the edge altogether.  Makes you have to pay CLOSE attention, but surely makes for a quicker job than finishing by hand.

I mentioned this quilt-top in my last post.  This one gave me a perfect opportunity to try out my curvy ruler-quilting ruler.  I made a few oopsies, but finally caught on to using the marks to match things up as I had to move the ruler down the length of the quilt. This ruler was actually intended for use with a longarm machine, being a bit thick for working on a domestic machine like my Jazz 2 from Babylock.

After quilting the wavy design, I still didn't think it was enough, so I quilted down along the ditch of each vertical seam as well.  Now I'm very pleased with the look of it, although I haven't laundered it to see how much it crinkles.  As I've said before, on some of these quilts, I'd prefer that they retain that well-pressed look, but it's not a deal breaker either when they don't.

Keeping to the scrappy theme, I brought out my leftovers binding strips that were already pressed in half.  I lay them out around the perimeter of the quilt to get colors in the places that I wanted, and after stitching them to the quilt, I was well pleased with the final look. One more thing that I need to do is sew a label onto the back.............OH, THAT REMINDS ME...I didn't show you this pretty BACK !  I don't know that   it actually coordinates with the quilt, but I just love it.  It was with some fabrics that were donated to me. It has a coarse texture, and there were six identical pieces that were a bit bigger than fat quarters.  I am very seriously thinking that these were feedsacks, although I can't find the big stitching holes that are usually caused by the thick thread with which they would have been stitched closed. Anyway....have a look.  Marley Jo won't mind.

And, so, we finish here.  This quilt measures approximately 52 x 58 inches, making it a decent throw, or bed-topper.

EDIT: FINISHED.....(see more recent post )Work in progress--Gemstones

 This may be the finished size..........not sure, but this is where I've stopped for now.

Approximately 32 inches square, I worked in some white strings for a change.