Thursday morning was spent visiting and handstitching green pin-dot binding onto a quilt that my sister-in-law just finished for her oldest daughter. It is lovely, constructed of 1930's prints on a cream background and featuring pieced tulips in pink. It spent the past couple of weeks at the home of our husbands' parents, where many family members quilted on it. What a happy day for her to have it finished! The little girl's two sisters have matching quilts, so the set is complete --- for at least a month, until their new baby is born.
The bindings for the first two quilts (not shown in the photographs) matched the yellow or blue checked backings, and were identical prints (except for the color, of course). Tiny white silhouetted birds and vines softened the buttercup and deep sky backgrounds. They were straight cut and went on quickly, without a hitch. They will communicate that the quilts are a set. I mailed the quilts Friday, before lunch; they should have arrived today.
The children were home from school for the past couple of days; I did little with this project. But a minor marathon looms around the corner of the weekend....
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