Wednesday, October 01, 2008

I like binding

The hand stitching part of binding that is...I admired my flower quilting on this HeartStrings quilt tonight while stitching down the binding.

And I also managed to finish my Wonky Trees. I need to remove my markings I made for the trees and letters and then I'll hang it up on the wall. As I was trimming this last night, I realized that while this isn't the prettiest quilt I've ever made, it was fun.



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19 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Mary

I like the quilting you did on that too!!

I just LOVE the wonky trees .. it is sooo cute and it does look like it was a lot of fun to make!

hugs
grace

Vicki W said...

I love your wonky trees!

Brenda said...

I agree with you about the binding. It's the last chance to hold and admire the quilt as you go around the perimeter, and all the design decisions are done. And I really like the wonky trees too -- its fun and lively and interesting. congrats.

Carolyn said...

I enjoy binding too, it's a relaxing way to finish a quilt. You did a beautiful job quilting it...is that from the Pajama Quilter DVD?

I love the Autumn trees quilt too!

Irene said...

Your quilting is beautiful on the blue backing - you did a great job, as always.

InfinityQuilter/Knitter said...

Your wonky trees are adorable!!!

Darcie said...

And admire you should! I'm with you on the binding...there's just so much peace to sitting and stitching away, isn't there!

I love your Wonky Trees! It will bring some "smile factor" to your days! And maybe a giggle or two? ;-)

Anonymous said...

Oh my, I see a lot of comments of people who actually like doing bindings. Can I get some adresses? I'll be happy to let someone else do my bindings *lol*! I hate doing them!
I think the wonky trees are very nice, love the words you stitched and the colours are really autumn.

Shelina (formerly known as Shasta) said...

I enjoy doing the binding too - cause I'm so close I can feel it, and there aren't any decisions left to make, so you can just step back and admire your masterpiece. Except when it comes to big quilts then I get a bit impatient with the binding. Your quilt looks lovely.

Bonnie said...

Wonky Trees rocks.

Laurie said...

great job on both mary! i like them both!
laurie

Julie in the Barn said...

I absolutely love doing the binding. It can be done while sitting on the sofa with my honey enjoying a DVD or in the car on the way to a great vacation destination. The basting to prep for quilting is the part I absolutely hate. Dread in fact.

Your quilting as usual is fabulous and tyhe wonky trees are so whimsical and charming.

Elaine Adair said...

I just KNEW the little tree quilt would turn out lovely. Good job. It's so friendly and warm.

Granny said...

I love it! It has to make you smile when you see it.

Sunny said...

I think the wonky trees quilt is very charming!

Tanya said...

Actually I think it is a lovely combination of colors and wonkiness. Everything goes together just wonderfully!

jovaliquilts said...

Not every quilt can be your favorite, but this one is lovely. I think the stitched words are really fun and, as I've said before, I just love the trees!

Sherry said...

I love to sit & hand stitch my bindings on finished quilts. Maybe it's because I machine piece & machine quilt & that's the one time I get to sit & do some stitching by hand or maybe it's knowing it's completing the quilt. Whatever reason, I enjoy that part. Love your Wonky Trees!

Roslyn said...

Sound as if you all had fun with your free piecing tree quilts, yours is lovely. I don't love binding but I did find a way to make it more bearable for me,"No Hands Piped Binding", beautiful finish & no hand sewing!
Roslyn