Binding
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Wedding bento: Ready for quilting
The Quilted Librarian &bull Mar 8, 2010
They take a lot longer, but I think it's definitely worth it. This is the first, thin border. This is the much wider border made with the inspiration fabric. Naturally, I had to end up piecing these borders, but I… Full Story »
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Two Charity Quilts Delivered
Quilting Gallery &bull Feb 17, 2010Yesterday, I dropped off two more charity quilts for Victorias Quilts Canada. Last week, their headoffice, located here in Ottawa, received requests for 80 quilts in one week! They definitely need more quilters. Its a fabulous organization, if you can help out,… Full Story »
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Spring/Pointy quilt
Kate's Quilting (& other fibre arts) Blog &bull Feb 16, 2010
Not much done during the day today, which was spent largely mucking about and cleaning house, but this evening I did manage to get binding sewn down on a couple of small projects - the Spring mini quilt (also managed… Full Story »
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How to Embroider - Choosing the Correct Needle
Quilting Gallery &bull Feb 16, 2010Just like a carpenter, choosing the right tool for the job is imperative to the quality of what is produced. It is no use using a screw driver in place of a chisel to carve a piece of timber, and… Full Story »
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Spring! (I wish)
Kate's Quilting (& other fibre arts) Blog &bull Feb 16, 2010
After a nice, leisurely start to the morning (I didn't get up that late, but I did spend a lot of time doing nothing, which was lovely), Alex and I had a trip to New Malden to do a few errands - Sarah not being home from her sleepover yet and Olivia choosing to stay… Full Story »
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Olympic break
Applique 'n Patch Quilting &bull Feb 11, 2010
With the opening ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics starting tomorrow, I will be glued to the TV for the next 2 weeks. Since my fingers need something to work on while watching all the play-by-play activities, let me see… Full Story »
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Autumn Quilt Quilted
A Quilting Jewel &bull Feb 9, 2010
If you remember a while back, I blogged about my autumn quilt. This was a REALLY big quilt, bigger than a queen but not quite a king. Too big for me to quilt on my machine. So I sent it… Full Story »
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Squaring and Binding
All Things Quilty &bull Feb 8, 2010
I decided to tackle the squaring up of this old quilt this weekend. I knew it was going to be a hatchet job because the quilt was so dreadfully uneven, despite the additional strip of muslin I added to each… Full Story »
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Sometimes I Amaze Myself...
All Things Quilty &bull Feb 3, 2010
I never would have guessed that this old quilt top would turn out so pretty! It is off the machine now, waiting to have the thread tails trimmed, the binding put on, and, oh, yes, it needs a bath after… Full Story »
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My first finish of the year
Cheryl's Chatelaine &bull Feb 2, 2010
I just finished hand sewing the binding on my sad no more quilt this afternoon. The theory is, that if you have Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) this quilt is so bright that it will make it disappear. My longarmer Gloria… Full Story »
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January Finishes
A Prairie Home Quilts &bull Jan 31, 2010
Most spam comments I get are deleted by the two programs I have installed to protect against such things. Every once in a while a spam comment sneaks through and ends up in the spam folder. Usually they are from… Full Story »
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Finished for Friday: Hexagon Quilt
Lit and Laundry &bull Jan 29, 2010
This week I finished my hexagon quilt that I started quite a while ago. It's very pale colors so I hope this photo gives you an idea of what it looks like. The binding around the hexagon points was a… Full Story »
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Murphy's Law
J's Quilting Blog &bull Jan 28, 2010
You will use up your last spool of the color you are quilting with on the last pass. Since this is a donation quilt I finished up with a slightly different shade of burgundy rather than wait until I get… Full Story »
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Baby quilt: The Label
The Quilted Librarian &bull Jan 27, 2010
The binding is nearly complete--just have to finish hand sewing it down on the back side. This is the label for the baby quilt. Washing instructions are on the back side. Labeling personalizes the gift. Quilted Librarian is out to… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Baby Quilt
- Quilt
- Border
- Binding
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How I Spent My Morning
J's Quilting Blog &bull Jan 25, 2010
The MCC (Mennonite Central Committee) is requesting quilts for Haiti. They want 60x80 inch or 82x90 inch sizes. I went through my pile of quilts and found a few that fit those requirements. I had a piece of that dandelion… Full Story »
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Sunday Sunday Sunday
Alycia Quilts &bull Jan 24, 2010
This was a great weekend!! I have finally finished Clue 3 of the mystery quilt, and I cut 628 pieces - none larger than 2 1/2 inches square for Clue 4... Progress!! ~ Today I spent time with the Binding… Full Story »
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Uncle ....
Applique 'n Patch Quilting &bull Jan 23, 2010
Lately, I have been working on my Dresden Plate quilt again. The binding has been done, the machine quilting is done and all that is needed now is just more applique in the borders. But it has been a struggle… Full Story »
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Happy Sewing Day
All Things Quilty &bull Jan 12, 2010
I have plenty of Quilty Things to report today First of all, it was a Great Mail Day. In December, I participated in SewCalGal's Virtual Christmas Quilt Show , entering two of my Christmas quilts featured on my blog. It… Full Story »
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Don't You Hate It When...
J's Quilting Blog &bull Jan 10, 2010
...this happens when you are binding a quilt. I started sorting some of my scraps into color piles. I may end up just jamming it all back into a big box. Full Story »
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Cold, Snowy (slightly) Saturday
Kate's Quilting (& other fibre arts) Blog &bull Jan 10, 2010
Well, it's been ages since I had a block to work on for the Bloggers Round Robin - this was due to a hold up along the way with one of the participants. Yesterday, I finally got another set of… Full Story »
