Yesterday morning I took a good look at the photo of the orphan square (churn dash) wallhanging that I posted on Tuesday...the binding looks terrible! Did you ever have that feeling all along that the project wasn't going right? The plaid fabric design didn't match the grain lines so I couldn't get the binding to cut right. Then when I was putting it on it wasn't sewing well. But I just kept going. I knew better but I kept dreaming that it would magically look ok.
So yesterday, I took the hanging from the wall and ripped off the old binding. I searched through my stash to try to find a green that would go just right and still with the other fabrics...I was lucky...or maybe it is just that I have so many fat quarters of green. Anway, I replaced the binding. It still isn't the best - I think ripping the old off may have stretched some of the border fabric out of shape but I think it looks better.
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Bindings...I like doing them. I know...weird!!! It seems like I am the resident "go-to" person for our little group here when it comes to getting bindings to look just right. Maybe I can give you some tips sometime.
This new binding looks good.
I always like the look of gingham bias binding, but sometimes the fabric doesn't have a large enough area to cut the strips.
You did good in fixing it. I know what it's like to always have something bothering you.. you always end up tearing it out anyways!
Now that I compare the old and the new binding, I can see you did right to change it. If you hadn't told us, I wouldn't have noticed. Luckily it was just a small quilt!
Thanks for visiting my blog! It's always good to know that others have dealt with this and survived it.
Your blog is great! May I add it to my favorites on my blog? Thanks again---
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