Binding

When I first started writing this post about a week ago, all I had was this big roll of binding.  Therefore the title was "Binding" as a noun.  

Since then I've fixed a few bad spots of quilting, finished burying threads and trimmed the edges.  I got a chance to attach the binding.  I've now moved on to "Binding" as a verb.

Ahh, I do love binding a quilt.

 

Oh, that nice clean edge.  Plus I get to admire the quilting and the piecing work I did as I hand stitch the binding to the back of the quilt.  Alas, I found another little bit of quilting that needs to be fixed.  I'm hoping that will be the end of it.

Once the binding is complete, I'll give the quilt a close inspection, front and back, then create and sew on a label.  After that, I need a good calm sunny day to haul it down to the UMass Amherst campus, where there is a cement wall big enough to hang for photos.  Lastly, I've had a number of friends beg to see it completed in person, so it needs to make some rounds before I send it to its recipient.

I can actually see the finish line! 

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