I Heart Binding Quilts

I personally love to bind quilts.  It's my favorite part of the process.  I'm not sure why.  Maybe it's because when you're done the binding, you are DONE the quilt!  Maybe it's because I really enjoy the quietness of hand stitching.  While my 1-2-3 Binding Tutorial seems to have gone viral this summer via Pinterest (like, holy cow batman!!), I managed to finish a few quilt projects this month.  I finally got a charity quilt done for our guild.  FINALLY.  It took one evening.  I'm not sure why I procrastinated.  I also put on a scrappy continuous bias binding onto this quilt!

It was completely accidental that it happens to have 3 perfect Windows logos in it!  Crazy -leave it to my children to come up with that one!  I straight line quilted it with pretty pastel threads to match the 'windows' and now the binding is all done.

So, to all the Pinners, "gee thanks!"  : )  You've completely doubled the hits this blog gets in only 2 months.  Stick around and see what I have up my sleeve this fall.  You just might see more you like!

I am linking to The Needle & Thread Network for WIP Wednesday, as well as Lee's at Freshly Pieced.  While you are over at TN&TN, check out the past couple of posts!  We're celebrating one year with some cool prizes.  Later!

Miles'o'binding

I made all this single fold binding from one shirt!  It's more than enough for the queen sized memory quilt... maybe 40ft?  As soon as I saw this shirt in the bag, I knew it would make awesome binding.  It's cotton plaid pieced in all different directions in a really unique design from the original shirt of Aaron's.

every which way plaid scrap binding

I cut the strips 2.25" inches wide instead of my usual 2" because the fabrics in the quilt top are all so much thicker than quilting cotton.  We've already decided this quilt will be hand quilted.  I followed the binding tutorial HERE to piece it all end to end on the diagonal.  It's awesome and all ready to go! : )

I'm linking to WIP Wednesday at TN&TN and Lee's at Freshly Pieced.

Binding 1-2-3 Tutorial!

This one is for you Happy!  : )  I did it!  Whew.  What a LONG tutorial.  It's there on the sidebar if you would like to check it out, or click here:  BINDING 1-2-3.   It is in three parts and there are LOTS of photos.  I did it this way because it's how I learn best.  It covers making bias binding, attaching, and finishing.  It covers the best method I have found to suit me.  I hope you enjoy.

That's all for now folks.  ; )  Pretty Penny finally went to the shop.  She'll be gone until Monday, so I can clean my sewing room and get that hand embroidery done.  ; )

~Monika K.