I tried something new since bindings give me such fits and made the edging on the front a little wider so I could double fold it over onto the back. That way I knew the front would look clean as I sewed with the back side up making sure that side looked clean. No missed edges this time! Man I hate binding. I like contrast colors on the edge to boost the overall look, but not as much as I like clean edges.
Isn't it pretty? I kind of love it. Chris wants to keep it, but no.
So now I have to make a flat cat, because I just remembered yesterday I was going to make one for Beth's kiddo. I hope to have it done by the end of the weekend, then I can start on my friend Christa's quilt - the design of which I came up with yesterday. It's going to push my abilities a bit so I hope it turns out well!
LOVE! Gorgeous use of color, especially the green "framing" on the front - so pretty.
ReplyDeleteAlso, binding is evil. Pure, pure evil. The only way I can ever get mine to look good is to machine sew the front & hand sew the back. I even tried using invisible thread to do the whole thing on the machine, and it was still a disaster.
I like the flip & fold method you did - it looks really tidy!
It's beautiful! She'll love it! Squee!
ReplyDeleteI hope so!! And I hope I manage to get yours to turn out like I want, because I think you'll love it if I can do it!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! I'm always so amazed by your work!
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