Before doing the binding on the flight of the dragonfly quilt I did 2 more hot pad bindings. I did such a crappy job of it, I finally realized what I was doing wrong. Flight of the Dragonfly benefited well from this disaster.
As you can see in the pictures, I did not even mange to keep them the same size. I cant quite figure out what I did to make the one so much smaller then the other. I guess they will work out well for lopsided pots.
On a good note I only have like 8 or so more hot pads to bind which means they should look a lot better then these 2 worked out. I am giving them away as gifts (hum who too?) So I labeled them with my new boring label. Tonight my wife had a stack of my black and white rag quilt blocks so I sewed them up. At the same time I noticed she is stealing some of my blocks and putting them aside to make a lap quilt for her sister. So yet another project is started I think that's like 10 irons in the fire. This quilting is serious to the addicting point.
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Linking too.
http://piecefullife-elizabeth.blogspot.com/2012/02/little-quilt-mondayclamshell-mini-quilt.html
Kudos to you for learning machine sewn binding. I still do all my binding by hand - I tried machine sewing it and I just can't quite get the hang of it. It always turns out crooked, and I miss spots. Maybe I just need to be brave and do a couple small projects and practice, practice, practice!
ReplyDeleteIf you want to do all machine binding and you're having a bit of trouble, here is a nice little tutorial that helped me out. http://www.priscillabianchi.com/text_docs/binding.pdf
ReplyDeleteWow you just keep making more and more! That's what it is all about -- the list never ends! Everybody wants quilts!
ReplyDeleteI have just awarded you the Versatile Award on my blog at http://marciascraftysewing.blogspot.com/2012/02/double-surprises-versatile-blogger.html
Sew Adorable! Thank you for linking up to the Valentine's Day Showcase After Party! Good luck!
ReplyDeleteYay! We are so lucky to be the recipients of 2 sweet potholders. Richard & Co. is awesome!
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