Binding Day!

This happened!

After months of waiting –

But have you ever done this? After prepping a binding and thinking it was the *right* thing, when it came to actually time to put the binding on months later – you decided that was NOT the *right* thing?

I second guessed my binding and I’m glad that I did.

I had originally thought I’d use this:

I had it all cut and pressed and everything!

But when it came time to actually put it on the quilt, I didn’t like the printy printy of the binding on top of the printy printy of the border. (Yes, printy printy is a REAL TERM!)

It was too similar, and it just kind of went flat.

So I went with this.

Still a bit printy, but not overly so, and it reads more like a tone on tone when wrapped around the printy printy border.

Blurry photo – sorry!

Looks like the focus is on my dry, chapped hands!

At any rate, this is better. And it gets some 1999 civil war reproduction fabric out of my stash.

Repeat after me; Fabric has NO EXPIRATION DATE!

For those asking: Four Patch Fun is this year’s Leader & Ender challenge. It’s found under the Free Patterns tab at the top of the blog. We do one every year, and they run from July to July.

I quilted mine with Field of Dreams by Patricia Ritter of Urban Elementz. There are more photos in yesterday’s post.

Meanwhile – THIS sidekick is begging for attention.

And when she gets down, it’s this one:

See that look?

It comes with a whine. Softly at first, but increasing in volume and demanding pets and scratches.

You can pet her for a bit, and think you are safe to stop, but once you do and count to 10 – you’ll hear the whining start up again. Such a Diva.

And while she was up on the couch begging for touches, Zoey went over and stole her antler on the comfy bed in front of the fire –
Poor Mabel, that look says everything.
Today: I should be finishing up my Little Cracker blocks, and start moving onto joining them into fours.
And then there is the alternate blocks i plan to set them with. (Yes, there is a plan!)
I feel renewed determination to have so much fun while sewing up the abundance of my scrap stash.
This next step is going to be a blast –
And your plans for today??