This week we are binding our quilts! This is the last step in the QAL, a step I've been looking forward to reaching. Binding a quilt is the icing on the cake for me. All the piecing, all the basting, all the quilting finally comes together and becomes 'finished'! So exciting!
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| the binding for May Angels Hold You Near |
For my first 2 mini quilts I chose an orange binding with a geometric design. The first I chose myself, the second was picked by my cutie pie husband. What I love about both is that they are a small enough scale to really see the pattern and they add a pop of pattern to otherwise all solid quilts.
Girly version of the Marshmallow Brochette mini quilt:
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| I believe the binding is a Riley Blake print |
Boyish version of the Marshmallow Brochette mini quilt:
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| Lizzy House Pearl Bracelet in Feather |
I'd love to see what you've selected for your binding and your finished quilts! You can add your Marshmallow Brochette to the Threaded Mess flickr group anytime, now or later.
I hope you've enjoyed this quilt along. Thank you for putting up with me even though I was a little late some of the weeks. I've learned a lot from this first QAL that will help me do a better job in the future. I've got something really special up my sleeves so stick around. A little hint, it involves hexagons...
Happy Quilting!
I hardly believe it, but I'm still ON TIME! *S* I have the binding made, the quilt sides squared off - all set to zigzag around and then sew on the binding.
ReplyDeleteAfter that, I still do the last step by hand; I'm thinking of trying it by machine next time I have a smaller quilt to bind...just to see. People seem to be having good success with that.
I'm not so sure about hexes. ALTHO....I just won a GO!Baby...and that has a hex die. hmmmmmm