I finished hand sewing the binding Monday evening. This has not been washed yet, but I'll be doing that before handing it over to my mom. I'm really happy with how this turned out, although I do see some imperfections.
If I were to make this again, I would probably add a border to the perimeter, as some of my geese got shortened. I just looked at the original again, and it did not have this problem, so user error strikes. I might have used a wider binding than it called for, or maybe my border idea would solve it for me.
I also am not 100% satisfied with my quilting. I think I had some unevenness in my seams, which made the quilting used in the original difficult to do.
On the other hand, I think it makes for a simple backing.
I am very happy with my fabric choices. When I originally posted my progress shot on flickr, there were calls for an aqua, lime green or yellow binding. These were all fun and smart color choices, but in the end, I think my mom will appreciate the lime green.
Olias and I actually enjoyed the slow process, and watched several TV episodes while doing so (Season 2 of Lost [my first time through], The Forsyte Saga [Kara shoutout! I love it!] and one movie: Roman Holiday). I guess the bottom line is, while this is not perfect, I learned a lot and I do love the look of it. And I know my mom will see past the imperfections and marvel at the time I put into this for her. She has gotten back into sewing lately, and wishes she had more time to devote to it. I hope hanging this in her sewing room will inspire her to sit down at the machine soon!
Yay! It looks great! Whatever "errors" you pointed out are invisible to me. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's so sweet! Now you have me itching to make something with geese! :)
ReplyDeletehooray for lime green! this is a super sweet miniquilt. congrats!
ReplyDeleteit's beautiful! you did a great job with it. i'm sure your mom will love it.
ReplyDeleteLove the purples! I'm curious why you hand stitched the binding to the front. Never seen that done before, so it got me wondering.
ReplyDeletei see no errors. our own eyes are always more critical! i'm excited for our secret project!
ReplyDeleteit looks awesome, Jacey! i love the green binding!! and the geese are wonderful, your Mom will be so happy. Your cat on the other hand probably will be sad.. :-)
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I've been admiring this and I hadn't noticed the little geese edges, so I'm sure it's just that self-critical eye. The colors here are inspired, like usual, which means it'll be a little piece of you for her to keep. She's going to adore it!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I love the colors and fabric selection. The pop of the green binding really makes that traditional pattern look so fresh and modern. LOVE!
ReplyDeleteI'm more and more drawn to purple lately and so this is VERY pleasing to my eye...I bet your mom loved it! Well done!
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