It’s been fun and educational and sometimes a little wild, but I am officially finished with the Block of the Month event. Both of my quilts are complete. They even have labels! Not that this is the last I’ll write about it: I still want to write about the quilting on each quilt.
This first one is the autumn-colored, hot mess. However, I think I saved it at the last moment. It’s not quite so hideous as I thought before. Fall colors must remind me of Halloween, and I’m not a fan of creepy, ghastly, gory anything. At least there are no skulls or weapons or blood. (Not even my own, ha! I often accidentally find needles and pins.)
The second quilt is definitely my favorite of the two. The colors and lightness appeal to my sense of youth and playfulness. However, don’t let that fool you. Hand-stitching the binding was a beast. I hurt both wrists and my left thumb when I took a patio spill about a month ago. Healing is slow, and it’s amazing how much a little sprain can hurt.
Plus, I’m slow when I slow-stitch anything. Of course, the best fabric for the binding had to be this heavy, green linen. Even little sharps needles required a good thimble to push the needle in, a pair of pliers to pull the needle through, and lots of patience.
When the other quilt told me it wanted the same heavy green linen, I decided that hand-stitching wasn’t going to happen. So, it’s machine bound on both front and back, but I now have a new trick which I’ll share with you, of course.
If you joined us in the BoM, let me know. I’m dying to see what everyone has made! Just leave a comment.
