Binding

My OMG for October was to finish binding 2 quilts. Good thing I made this a goal, or it probably wouldn't have happened.  As it was, I didn't even prepare the binding until the 20th.  The first quilt I finished was for my nephew Zach for  graduation. He won't be receiving this until next June.

Vicki Johnson of Threads that Bind Us did the quilting.  I'm very happy with the pantograph she chose.

If I had had more navy blue fabric, I would have used navy for the binding.  I had the green left over from the quilt construction, though, so that's what I used.  The back of the quilt is the same as the quilt I made for Will.  Will and Zach are both cross country runners.

I got Summer Stars on Fawn Lake bound yesterday.  I think this is a quilt that looks better from far away than up close.  A lot of the fabrics ugly or oddballs.  Denise Zapf of Quilting Mojo did the longarming on this one.  She chose the pantograph, which is a loopy, feathery pattern.  I think the quilting is the best part of this quilt!

I had planned to use this fabric on the back since it was on sale at the shop, but by the time I got around to buying it, there wasn't enough left for the backing.  

I ended up piecing the back.

  This quilt was one a Charlotte Hawke mystery from 2017.  It is not my favorite quilt because of my color choices, but I wanted to use up scraps, and I did that.  My sister said she likes it, so it is probably hers.  I am still trying to decide if I'm going to do Charlotte's mystery this year.  The cutting directions are already out, and I certainly have the scraps for it.  I just don't know about the time.

Linking up:  https://www.elmstreetquilts.com/2019/10/one-monthly-goal-october-finish-link-up.html

 Stash Report:

Used this week:  7.75 (Sedona border, FH backing/binding, SSOFL binding)

Used year to date: 117.125 yards

Added this week:  6.25 yards ( sale FQs, turkey fabric)

Added year to date: 119.375 yards

Net Added: 2.25  yards

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