Tuesday, February 15, 2011

A UFO Finish

On Sunday’s post I showed you a very, very old UFO that I was determined to finished.  Well guess what?  I did it.  I managed to get the binding completely done and it is now in the completed pile.

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This quilt will no doubt end up as a charity quilt so instead of the traditional way of sewing binding on a quilt I did it a little different.  Typically I sew the binding to the back, mitering the corners, and then turn it to the back and hand sew it down.  In this case I reversed the process.  I sewed the binding to the back of the quilt, mitered the corners, and then turned it to the front.  Using variegated thread I selected a button hole stitch and sewed it in place.  Here’s a few close-up pictures.

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Here I am sewing the binding to the front of the quilt.  Notice the foot?  I love this foot and use it a lot.  It’s called various names depending on the machine manufacture but the most common name is a joining foot, or lace joining foot.  In this case I rode the center flange along the folded edge of the binding and had the needle stitch right along side the fold and then take the “bite” to the right. 

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It’s not quite as neat on the back side but it looks OK and can withstand a ton of wear and tear and the corners are still beautifully mitered. 

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If you missed how I miter my corners, I did a little tutorial here.   It works every time.   BTW this quilt is made using my Wacky Devine Nine pattern.  It can be ordered from my website

Enjoy,

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5 comments:

  1. Wahoo. Love how you photographed it.

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  2. Oh...love that little foot, I think I have one but didn't know what it waas for. Love the quilt!

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  3. What a great quilt! I've done my binding that way a couple of times and I really like it! :0)

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  4. Lovely quilt. Great binding tutorial. Oh, how I love celebrating finishes. Congratulations!

    SewCalGal
    www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com

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  5. I love the binding technique. Gonna try it on my current UFO project...thanks for sharing!

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