What a Difference a Binding Makes!

At the top of my quilting “To-Do List” is to bind every one of my quilts or wallhangings that isn’t bound. I must confess that putting the binding on is my least favourite activity. I’m not sure why, but I suspect it has something to do with knowing that my time with the quilt (or wallhanging) has come to and end. Makes me sad. Like not wanting to finish a good book. But, the stack of unbound quilts is growing so I decided “It’s Time”.

I started off with my 2 class samples from last year’s Academy of Applique. I like to stitch the bindings on with my machine and finish them by hand. As usual, once I finished one, I wondered what all the fuss was about and quickly started to get another one ready to bind! My samples now look…well…finished. Not to brag, but both wallhangings also sport a hanging sleeve. And labels are in the works! Kits for these 2 wallhangings are available on my website Simple Bird Studio.The exquisite machine quilting is done by Rose Bell of Fancy Feathers.

Speaking of The Academy of Applique, the catalogue of classes was released this past weekend and is now on the website. If I wasn’t teaching, I’d be taking classes! So much to learn. If you have never been to The Academy, please give it some thought. There is something so awesome about an Academy devoted to Applique. Don’t worry though, you will have time to eat (and maybe sleep). Here are the samples for the 2 classes I will be teaching in 2018. The first one is called Giddy for Gerberas.

The second sample is called Bird of Paradise. As you can see, neither of the samples are quilted yet. Or has a binding. But that is next on my To-Do List!