Binding Quilts in my Studio

It's school holidays here at the moment which means I

am on holidays from work as well.....Yay!

It's been nice to spend some time in my studio working on

 a few projects, I did have plans for work in the yard but the

 unseasonal icy winds have  pushed me inside.....

I have 2 quilts to bind and I usually make my binding before

 the quilt heads off to get quilted but alas this was  not so

 for these two quilts, it was vintage modern first up.....

So cut all the binding strips I did....

And then I neatened all the sides up.....

Binding strips for my Nundle Off Centre Linen Quilt next.....

And some more trimming....

It was a bit tricky getting the stripes to match up.....

I am pleased with how well my stripy

linen binding came together....

Some quiet time sewing on the bind....

I am loving my wall shelf that I picked up at

 The Home Patch a few weeks ago.....

Next up the red spotty bind, a gorgeous lady named Barb

sent me this red fabric to match my quilt,

Bloggers are so generous....Thanks again Barb xx

A good afternoons work....

All pinned and ready for some hand stitching....

Do you like to pin your bind before you hand stitch it down?

I do, I love the bumpy texture and then in turn the smooth

 finish as I stitch each side down....

I find hand stitching the binding very therapeutic all the

 while having a sense of accomplishment as I go....

Not long now until I have a couple of finishes....

 

Until next time, Happy Stitching

 

Kate