Thursday 29 August 2013

In a bind

This week has seen me putting the binding on for my Morrell quilt.


Sarah Morrell quilt Di Ford pattern
Cutting the 2 1/2" strips and joining them together - what a lot of binding!
Sarah Morrell quilt Di Ford pattern
Cutting off the excess wadding and backing

Sarah Morrell quilt Di Ford pattern
Sewing the binding on with a walking foot - I don't use any pins.
Sarah Morrell quilt Di Ford pattern
Constantly checking that I haven't sewn over my precious dogtooth points (ewww rather close).

Sarah Morrell quilt Di Ford pattern
Hand sewing down onto the background.
Still love the quilting, Katrina has posted some pictures of it on her blog here.
I've just turned the corner after completing one side of the binding. As you can imagine this quilt is just too large and cumbersome to take on the bus so it's going to take awhile to finish at home. So, what am I sewing whilst commuting on the bus?

Auntie Green's Garden

Auntie Green's Garden

After I had sewn down one of these flowers for Auntie Green's Garden I wondered why the petals weren't meeting and I realised that I'd cut the circles too small. I didn't have time for more fiddly preparation so I grabbed this instead...


...the 'Sew Laugh Love' stitchery by Leanne Beasley that I just happened to have ready. I was inspired by Nicola's finish last month so I had mine prepared just in case. It was really nice to do some embroidery for a change.

On a shopping note, it's amazing what you can pick up in Ikea these days...



My doughnut and dead bird fit in there perfectly :) 




I didn't believe this beautiful orchid was real but it is. The plant and the pot together were cheaper than a bunch of flowers - nice one!

Cheers
Carole

6 comments:

  1. Beautiful buys especially the orchid. The binding is looking great.as are your other projects.I love that stitchery sew laugh love !!

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  2. Your posts are always great to read! thanks for reminding us about your dead bird - what a hoot:)Gorgeous orchid - the flower should last a lot longer than cut flowers too.
    Hilda

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  3. congratulations on being so close to a fantastic finish, I am so tempted to get my Morrell out of the box!

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  4. I love sewing the binding on, you're almost done! Your little petals may not be the right size but they are very pretty.

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  5. Well done, another finished! You inspired me to start mine. I have that pattern to start in this life time haha! Love Ikea, I only live 5 mins from it! Hugs Nat

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  6. I've just found yr blog ! It's gorgeous ans warranty te is one of my favourite places !
    My mum and dad ( both passed recently at 93 &98!!) visited the bakery weekly!! Many memories.
    But ! I love your quilts ,I am embroidering the sampler also
    Glenda

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