My Vibrant Celebration quilt is like my children. While I’ve dedicated countless hours to it, I wouldn’t have it any other way. I’ve enjoyed how it has challenged me to learn and improve. I’ve cherished tending to all the little details that make it special. When I step back and look at all its beautiful traits, I am so proud.
I’d like to thank Amanda for the detailed instruction and wonderful video tutorials, as well as Bernina for hosting an incredible Quilt Along. It has been a pleasure. I’ve loved making Jubilee my own!
Here are some of my favorite gratuitous photos for the visually ininhibited.
I’d like to thank Amanda for the detailed instruction and wonderful video tutorials, as well as Bernina for hosting an incredible Quilt Along. It has been a pleasure. I’ve loved making Jubilee my own!
My binding is two-toned: pink on the front and teal on the back. This was accomplished by attaching a 1" pink strip to a 1 3/4" teal strip. The seam allowance was pressed and trimmed to minimize bulk before being folded in half as you would for a traditional double fold binding. I sewed the binding, pink side facing the top, to the front with my machine. Then I pressed it outward, folded it to the back, ran a thin line of glue along the line of stitching on the back, working in sections. I pressed the binding over and set it in place, as the glued dried with the heat of the dry iron. This is how I assure that my binding will remain even as I hand stitch it to the back, along with the bottom half of the quilt sleeve I stitched into the binding.
Here are some of my favorite gratuitous photos for the visually ininhibited.
Absolutely gorgeous! All the hours that you put into this quilt were worth it. I do hope that you will enter it in some shows. It deserves a wider audience. I have not seen the two tone quilt binding before, it sets off the quilt beautifully. Congratulations on a job well done!
ReplyDeleteI don't know quite where to comment on all these, so I'll do it at the top, the post that led them all off in a lovely Tula parade. I loved reading all these posts, one right after another, and sunk deeply into a Tula-FMQ-fussy cutting haze, taking it all in.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous quilt, with all kinds of symbolism, carefully cut (blenderized) pieces of fabric and intriguing additions of buttons and sparkles and feathers. A masterpiece, Afton! Topped off by the two-tone binding, this quilt exemplifies the best of what you bring to it. Thank you so much for giving us a comprehensive (and filled with Afton-witticisms) narration; it was a satsifying read this morning. Bravo!