On Thursday after work I got the binding stitched down to the front of the You + Me quilt. I used a lot of the remaining fabric from the front for other projects, so I went with a scrappy binding. I used the last of the yellow and blue from the front and a bit of the backing fabric to make it all the way around.
And on Friday, I got the whip-stitching done to finish this quilt! I have seen a lot of great tutorials on machine stitching on binding for quilts, and I’ve even given it a go on my Modern Stained Glass quilt, but I have to say that I actually enjoy hand stitching down the binding. I’ve had a lot of practice at this point, so it doesn’t take too long, and it provides me with a bit of quiet solitude and time to think, reflect, and basically meditate.
In case you can’t tell from my blog color theme, I am a bit partial to the color scheme I used in this quilt. 🙂
Quilt Stats
- Finished size (post-wash): 61″ by 61″
- Quilt Pattern: You + Me by Heather Jones
- Front Fabrics: Kona Cotton Snow, Kona Cotton Deep Blue, Kona Cotton Buttercup
If you are interested, links to the back story for this quilt are below.
- You + Me @ SewDown Portland
- You + Me – Quilt Top Complete
- You + Me – Ouch
- You + Me – Quilting
- You + Me – Quilting Complete
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Very nice! Are you 100% done with the projects we started at Sew Down Portland? Envious…
Nope, I still have the Modern Improv Round Robin to finish up. But I’m close! 🙂 I wrote it all up this morning here: https://quiltingjetgirl.com/2014/03/29/works-in-progress/
Oh, I love how this turned out! So modern! You did a fantastic job!
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-Lindsey
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