I just finished attaching the binding to my Summer Solstice quilt. Bonnie Hunter called it Celtic Solstice in her Mystery. The photos don't really show a lot because the quilting is in the ditch - or as close as I could get! The binding is attached 100% on machine. I found a flange, binding technique on a blog that I had done years ago but forgot.
http://www.52quilts.com/2012/05/tuesday-tutorial-susies-magic-binding.html
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I tried to show the ditch quilting. I first did horizontal and vertical,
then quilted around the brown pieces to accent the curve.
I did not do ESS - every single seam. |
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I'm thinking about quilting the 4 patches. Maybe an arc
around the edges. Most of the quilt could be done in
continuous "lines". One diagonal green, the other pink, with
only a few spares to pick up individually.
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Back of the quilt. I used up pieces of leftover fabric.
The brown print is what I used to pull fabrics.
It does not appear on the front of the quilt. |
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The binding is attached to the back and pulled to the front.
You then stitch in the seam connecting the binding and flange. |
Thanks for checking in.
I think it came out great and don't see the need for doing anything in the 4 patches. Aren't you glad you finished it? It is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteIt does feel good to have it finished. I laugh at myself, why do I put off working on my projects?!! It's amazing what I can acomplish when I just work on the quilt.
DeleteWow, that is beautiful! Love the binding technique!
ReplyDeleteThanks. There are a lot of "lost" points, but I like the end result.
DeleteI just googled Celtic Solstice and your quilt
ReplyDeleteis the nicest one I have seen.
You have a great eye for colour.
Sheila.
Beautiful quilt!
ReplyDeleteThank you. It's one of my favorites.
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