I finished binding a quilt yesterday. The top has been sitting in my closet for over 2 years. I made it using blocks I pieced when I was doing the rainbow scrap challenge, where you are given a color for each month, and you make blocks using that color. My plan was to bind it in black, but given that the backing is white, and I wanted to machine bind it, I chose to make the binding white too. It is going to an adult, so I am not particularly worried about the binding getting dirty. That's what washing machines are for.
This quilt in approximately 60"x70". I am going to give it to my son's boyfriend. They have been dating 6 or 7 years now, and he doesn't have a quilt yet. I used to make it a rule of no quilts for boyfriends/girlfriends, but both of my children have been in long term relationships for years, and it seems petty not to give their significant others quilts. Especially since I have an abundance of quilts!
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It seems to me, Laura, that your closet is filled with many lovely quilts/quilt tops just waiting to be gifted. Another lovely quilt filled with fabulous design and colour. I think the white binding is a great choice. Your son's boyfriend is going to love it!
Gorgeous finish!
It’s just gorgeous. Surprising what can be made with things you’d normally throw out….
Awesome quilt Laura! I made some string blocks when I was doing RSC too, but don’t have enough for a top - maybe I will pull them out one day to work on!
I found some fabric that looks like string piecing, in a rainbow ombre, much like your piecing, and hope to make a quilt with it similar to yours :) Thanks for the inspiration!
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