Lets Start At The End This Time

 It usually never fails for something to happen when I'm nearing the end of a quilt , needle breaks, don't have as much fabric as I thought I did & the list goes on & on 😄 so I thought I'd do the last things first after getting the quilt sandwiched & ready for stitching, this morning I cut 7 strips,sewed them together,folded & pressed & rolled onto a tube from a roll of aluminum foil,got the prayer block made,I wasn't about to run just this little thing through the washer so I hand washed & dried with a blow dryer twice,it will go on the back of the quilt

Getting Ready For Lots Of Stitching

 No matter how hard I tried to make it fit there just wasn't enough of the plum floral & not enough width of the  solid plum to make a wide strip down the middle so I went with the original plan to add 9" to each side

Then to measure top & back to the batting 

Then flip the back over,get it sandwiched & a good trim,it is now ready for basting & pinning then on to hundreds of stitches & numb fingers🤣

Getting Started On The Church Quilt

 Got the binding onto the blue quilt

then laid the church panel  & when I went to line up the backing,it wasn't wide enough,

even if I cut it into 2 pieces it wouldn't be long enough & the shop I got it from is an hour away ,so that was out,thankfully I had a solid in my stash that will  perfectly but then there was math to do😄 I will need to add 9" to each side,or in the middle? I dont have time to overthink it ,that's for sure😄

this will be the binding 

so this is far as I got on this today as I had an outting to our first strawberry festival ,so I had to stop & get ready for my niece to pick me up,I took her & the kids to supper ,back home & into my pj's & called it a day,bright & early I will ponder how to do the baking while sipping my coffee 😄

Prep Work Done For Next In Line

With the blue quilt I originally was bringing the backing over to the front to create a binding but I was not liking the look of it, the texture of the fabric was too soft to hold a good shape so I trimmed it down & went through some of my stash & cut (7) 2 & 1/2" strips of this deep mustard color,I will get my neighbors daughters church quilt l started in the morning 

I came across a link explaining how to determine how many strips down to how much fabric for your binding, 

width+width +length+length 

Add 10"

Divide by 40 or WOF

Round up to the nearest number for number of  2 1/2" strips

Has anyone used this method? 

Sunday Inspiration

 

Livvy & Cason's Quilt Photo Shoot

 You cant have good pictures without a little sillyness mixed in😄  they luved their quilts,they were so cute walking me to the car when I left telling me to lock my door & be careful with lots of hugs & kisses

Down To The Binding!

 Why is it when we're sooooo close we've got to pause?I don't like pausing when I'm on the finish line🤣 I had a man coming to cut a tree down so that ment no laxed morning in my pj's 😄 had to go to the store & by the bank ,my niece doesn't get off till 5 ,there's an hour drive to meet up & pick up her grands "Livvy & Cason" depending on wait time,talking, transitioning from car to car,an hour back ,they should get back to her house by 7:00🤷it is 11:40 ,if I cant bind 2 lap quilts 6 hrs just shoot me🤣

I've moved the machine to the cutting table to stabilize the quilts better,bindings are ready,trying out the new clips,got the labels sewn on,lets do this!