Sew Many Strips, Quilted and Bound

I have been messing around with the binding on this quilt for about 2 weeks.  It shouldn't have taken me this long, other projects were just so much more appealing to me.  But I finished it today at last!  Here is Sew Many Strips:

My longarmer had a little trouble with this one.  It was either not straight on the frame or the backing was not straight.  When I got it back, the back looked like this:

Can you see how the green on the edge isn't straight?  I made my backing the right size by piecing a large green strip, a large blue strip then another green strip that was about 10 inches wide.  I think if she had anticipated where the small strip was going to land, she could have cut off some of the green on the large strip, and avoided the problem.  There was plenty of fabric in the backing to cut off 12 inches or more.

I was not happy with the way it looked, but I don't really blame her. She isn't as experienced or as expensive as other longarmers I use.  I am very pleased with the pattern she chose and the quality of the actual quilting.   Fixing it wasn't a big deal for me.  I just added a narrow blue strip along the side.  My repair could have been almost invisible if I had done it by hand.  But life is too short for me to do that now, so I fixed it by machine.

From the front, you can clearly see an extra line of stitching.  That's ok with me.  I don't think it detracts that much from the quilt.  I expect this one will be used a lot.  I'm planning to give it to my cousin.

I like this pattern so much, and it went together quickly for something with all those little pieces.  I will probably make this again in another color.

Stash Report:

Used this week: 0.625 yards

Used year to date: 94.125 yards

Added this week:  6.5 yards ( Focus Fabric)

Added year to date: 96.125 yards

Net Added: 2 yards