Burning the midnight oil

First quilt to be finished in the new year

 

wool applique'd onto homespun background

Twenty four hours later, I can't remember where I left off the night before last and picked up again yesterday morning;  I just remember that I worked on this until time to take hubby to his dr. appointment.  We stopped for lunch after the appointment and then, once home again, I got right back to working on this little 'guy'.  I was determined to call it finished by the end of the day.  It was close.... I finished the last stitches on the binding just as the clock struck twelve midnight - well, it would have struck twelve if it had had something to strike with.

 I followed the pattern and cut the binding strips 2" wide... fold it in half and then stitch a 1/4" seam - that doesn't leave much to turn - so I felt I had to stitch the binding on the 'traditional' way... stitching it on the front of the quilt first, then bringing to the back & hand stitching the finish.  It was not my favorite thing to do... there was so little binding fabric left that it was hard for me to manipulate & make it go where I wanted ( like in the mitered corners).  I really wish she/the designer had allowed for a wider binding.

This was my first time trying wool other than as a batting... it wasn't too bad... would I do it again? probably not -been there, done that, give me my d*** t shirt!... time to move on.  I don't have anything against it, it's just more 'primitive'/'folksy' looking than where my taste runs.  I wouldn't even have tried it this time if the kit hadn't been an unexpected Christmas gift and I was pretty sure that the 'giver' would be watching my FB posts to see if I had done it.

So, it's done now and ready to take to guild meeting for the next 'show & tell'  After that, I have no idea what I'll do with it.  I'm also taking the pattern to the meeting so that if someone shows any interest in the quilt, they can have the pattern to make one of their own.  <smile>.

Not enough sleep last night  so there's a nap in my immediate future ( like as soon as I finish this blog) so that, this afternoon, I can devote my time and energy bonding with Mo'e over my Christmas quilt.  At the rate I'm going, it may be Valentine's Day before I can call it done and take it off from Mo'e.  Life sure has a way of interfering with my quilting.

TTYL