Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Science Fair Bound

I finished the binding on my Science Fair quilt today.  This quilt was made with a  jelly roll of Bella Solids. I was happy with the colors, but the fabric itself seemed thin, and I'm not a fan of the pinked edges.  Also, I didn't notice that there was a slub in one of the binding strips until the quilt was almost done.  I'm not going to take the binding off and redo it, because it isn't that big a deal, but I wish I'd caught it earlier.



The backing is raspberry minky.




This quilt will be a Christmas gift for my niece Emily.  I still need to make a label, but it has been washed already, and I'm very pleased to say than none of the fabrics in this quilt bled, unlike the last few quilts I made.  All 15 of my color catchers came out clean!  Why so many color catchers?  Because they are cheap, and I have had a few bad experiences.

I am counting the binding as an October finish even though I technically put the last stitch in today.  

 This is a Jaybird Quilts pattern and uses the Hex N More ruler,  The good news is that I've now used this ruler on 3 projects, which is my new goal for any specialty tool.

The first was Gravity:



The second was Daybreak:


I am a big fan of Jaybird Quilts' rulers and patterns! 



7 comments:

Robby said...

It's a great looking quilt. I also find many of the solid fabrics feel a bit thin.

Gale Bulkley said...

As ever Laura, it is beautiful. I too love Jaybird patterns and rulers but wish she would sell them in pdf format.

Cheryl's Teapots2Quilting said...

Nice quilt. I used red minke once, and it bled. I'll prewash next time. I couldn't use a pink quilt for a baby boy.

Allison said...

Your quilting is just perfect for this pattern... such fun and vibrant colors! I just love specialty rulers too!

Oh, I would not look forward to taking the binding off, but I suppose if it has to be done? Will you partially take out the section that needs to be removed?

Rachel said...

Very pretty! Three quilts seems like a good goal. I really like your gravity quilt. The quilting on it is very cool!

Jennifer said...

Love all the bright solids you have used. They work great together.

Heide said...

The a great looking finish. The raspberry minky is super lush! I love that you have 3 finishes from the one ruler. I have gravity on my to do list. TFS!