Christmas in July at Christmas?

Last week I took a refresher class on binding a quilt.  When I signed up for the class the owner of the shop sounded shocked.  "Don't you know how to put on a binding?" she asked.  Of course I do, but it's been so long since I have really done any serious quilting and that was all by hand.  I figure that it's a good thing to relearn these skills the way they should be done instead of my typical "fly by the seat of my pants" method. 🙂

Last 4th of July was a quiet one for Ken and I.  We were supposed to travel down to Pete and Terry's annual party, but if I remember correctly our youngest had given us a reason to stay home, so to console myself I spent the afternoon in the studio working on this little table runner….perfect for the holiday.

….and there in the studio it has been sitting waiting for the final finish…..

When I saw the advertisement for this class it gave me the perfect opportunity finish this little table runner.  It will be nice to have it on a table next year for the holiday.

  This is the first time I have machine stippled a quilt as well.  It's not perfect, but I think it turned out pretty well for the newbie that I am…and it was fun!  I really enjoy the machine quilting part of the process a lot.  There are so many ways to be creative with it.
I was VERY happy with how nice the points came out. I worked hard getting those right on this little quilt, and it paid off.

….and if I turn it over, it almost looks like Christmas instead of the 4th of July. 😉