Yesterday I blogged about collecting this quilt from Janette, the Longarm Quilter - and I couldn't wait to get started on the final touches - both labeling and binding - to get it completed! I added one of my labels to one of the corners, and stitched this in place with white Mettler quilting thread to blend in with the white border on the front of the quilt. I measured 0.5" along both sides of the corner, so the ends of the label will be covered by the binding when that's in place. I altered the stitch length to 3mm, and stitched along the inside edges of the label, using the walking foot...
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...I had dillied and dithered about whether to use a blue scrappy binding or a red scrappy binding. I really preferred the blue, and in the end there wasn't enough of the red fabrics to make wide enough binding anyway! I cut my binding strips 3.5" wide, fold over to make double fold binding, and stitch the binding into place 0.5" away from the edge of the quilt. I used a dark blue Mettler quilting thread, and a Schmetz top-stitch needle size 70...
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...these "Wonder Clips" by Clover are really brilliant at holding the binding into place without worrying about stabbing myself with my pins!! I prefer to hand sew the binding to the back of the quilt, using the same Mettler quilting thread that I'd used to machine the binding onto the front of the quilt, and a John James quilting needle...
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...and here's the binding all stitched into place using ladder stitch - and no sore fingers, as I wore my "Protect and Grip" Clover thimble for sewing all this binding on! I really love this scrappy binding - there are 7 different blue fabrics in this, and I think it works really well...
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...and here's the finished quilt, complete with blue scrappy binding. I really love how this quilt looks - the colours, the stars in the quilting design and the binding. And here it is blowing in the wind - I absolutely LOVE it!!
*This pattern was called "Lattice Top" and I initially started this a few years ago as part of a programme called "Stash Pot Pie" that was held monthly at my local quilt shop Quilters Haven. The aim for this project was to use as many fabrics from your stash, without having to buy more!
*This pattern was called "Lattice Top" and I initially started this a few years ago as part of a programme called "Stash Pot Pie" that was held monthly at my local quilt shop Quilters Haven. The aim for this project was to use as many fabrics from your stash, without having to buy more!
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