Almost!!! My cupboard is getting bare!!
A self imposed delivery deadline had me
sewing up a storm. Yes I apologize Florida,
but that was me!
I had a few smaller quilts that needed finishing
to go off to a local charity. Thinking I had plenty of
lead time I had a relaxing evening choosing backings,
Next day, the quilting begins, and I spend a great
afternoon and evening listening to only happy tv shows
and putting my machine thru its paces with some grid
quilting and in the ditch work.
A wonderful morning walk and the notice that,
the pickup is early afternoon!! Not one day more day,
but in 6 hours!!! Argh!
So complete the walk and head to the sewing room!
Three quilts to make and sew on binding, one to rinse,
(don't eat cookies while you fold) and all four to label!
First pick the binding fabric. No time for a scrappy today
and certainly no creative brain when I'm in get it done mode.
Yardage here we come.
Well maybe a large scrap or two since the
quilts are smaller.
Then a pop of blue for a crib sized coin quilt. The RSC really
got a few scraps in play in my sewing mecca over the past year!
Then back to pink for another crib sized pink and beige beauty.
Quicky cutting of 2 1/2" strips and I was in business.
Have I told you lately that I love my 60mm cutter!
I really zips thru the fabric and seems faster somehow!
Next up, join, join, join and make some nice piles of bindings strips.
Trimming off all the overlaps makes a
nice pile of scraps for some more wonky star points!
Definitely some crib and twin sparkly star
quilts coming next year!
All the binding got a lovely press on the board using the
corsage pin method and a nice burst of steam.
I was so glad I had trimmed everything the night before. It
certainly felt good to get right to adding the binding to the back.
Then flip it over and using the clips to hold it,
top stitched it all down with my foot to the floor!
