Bound and Washed

I finally got the last of the binding stitched down on our quilt. It's washed and now on the bed.

I used the left over blocks and pieced the backing (above).

If we don't look too closely we can't see the faults.

It will keep us warm in the winter and cool in the summer.

I finished a commission quilt last night for one of the girls at work.

Into the washer and dryer it went this morning.

I love how it turned out, even though I'm not a big fan of names on quilts.

All the fabrics came from Hawthorne Threads. A pretty fat quarter bundle. A few nine patches were left over so I used them for the letters, hearts, stars and moons.

Add a little yardage  for the borders and backing and call it completed.

I had fun playing with one of the stitches on my Janome. Shame I hadn't thought about elongating the stitch until after I was half way through it.

Leftover pieces were used to make up the binding.

Now it's time to clean up the mess I've made from the sewing room and into the living room.

Happy Stitching.
Linda