Sunday, December 16, 2012

Binding...


Okay.  This has been a work out.  I told Husband to remind me not to make such a big quilt again.  I started quilting it yesterday and then spent a marathon quilting the rest of it today.  I had the really silly idea to quilt it closely with straight lines.  Let's just say they are straight-ish.  On such a big quilt, I found it tricky to manage the weight of the quilt and keep perfectly straight.  At one point, Husband sat at the end of the long harvest table and used a broomstick to guide the rolled up quilt back onto the centre of the table.  It was really quite funny.  Our own version of a long arm.  The long arm being a broom handle attached to a human.

Then it was time for binding.  Years ago, I can remember wondering where quilters got the lovely rolls of binding I would see photographed with quilts.  Silly me.  So naive.  Now I know.  You make the stuff and roll it up pretty and then take a picture of it.

Happy Sunday.

6 comments:

  1. I love your choice of fabric for the binding.

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  2. I love the binding, but your story made me laugh. I decorate cakes and cookies for extra money. You wouldn't believe the things my sweet adorable husband has helped me with....always saying.. if the guys I work with at the fire department saw this they would think BAD things... I laugh and say it takes a real man to work with fondant!

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  3. LOL at your long arm quilter - how unique :) my binding stays like that for a couple minutes then it is down on the floor or over my shoulder!

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  4. I liked your comment about the binding...I thought about winding it up for a picture once but after I started doing it I decided it was taking too long.

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  5. You are so lucky to have a longarm helper! Thanks for the chuckle.

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  6. It's amazing how supportive some husbands are when it comes to our hobbies!

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