Choosing Quilt Binding, the Final Touch

 

                                        Inspiration lies in many hidden corners.

Look what came back from my quilter! Always a thrill.

The two secret dolly quilts have lovely special quilting! And we found this cool mid century modern design for Blue Pineapples.

I am very pleased [as always].

Quilting pattern, backing, binding, these are the small but important final touches to a project, in my opinion. I am always baffled by quilters who use any old thing, or so they say. I can, and do spend weeks choosing a binding, that all important final frame.

Let's choose BP's binding, okay.

I knew I wanted stripes, linear, geometric, modern. You may recall I bought this precut binding in a zigzag indigo and white. Omigosh, horrible. The lines gave my eyes and brain the whirlies. Painful. And too small [narrow], not graphic. Also, a quibble, the binding came in many width-of fabric pieces. Not very useful. I expected one premade continuous length.

I considered three simple 1/8"? stripes form Riley Blake. Navy, indigo, and ''denim''.. Yes they all look alike in the pics, the denim was a bit lighter in person

I even considered this old but I still love it dotty stripe from Bitty.

The quilt I was using as a backdrop is a rescue that I bound in stripes from a Ralph Lauren shirt that was made with a mixed patchwork of men's shirt stripes:

I found two blue stripey shirts in my thrifted stash.

Probably almost any stripe in the stack would be fine. But I do love spending time poring over candidates and making that final, perfect! choice. Which do you think I chose? Which would you have chosen?

Binding may be done by Friday if you want to check back.

I am getting my Covid vaxx booster/3rd tomorrow, so wish me luck.

[you may recall I am immune-suppressed due to medical treatments/ issues.]

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"Don't know, mommy. don't even care! 

I just want my jerky stick and my ice cream. NOW!"

Have a lovely late summer week.

love

lizzy

gone to the beach!..................