Yes...I could do it by machine, but why would I when I can enjoy some relaxing stitching while watching Bonnie Hunter on Quilt Cam?!?
This is a photo of me stitching the binding on my flannel UFO while watching Bonnie use her hand crank machine. I finished that binding during QuiltCam.
I decided to keep track of the number of inches I hand stitch in bindings in 2013...just for fun!
In January I stitched 444" (Virtues, Flannel UFO, and Mini Dresden) of binding!
What are you hand stitching this week?
I started keeping track this year of number of yards used in quilts and started throwing empty spools in a gallon jar but never thought of keeping track of inches of binding. Maybe I'll add a column to my spreadsheet!
ReplyDeleteA flannel quilt sounds so cozy right now. My house is only heated by wood so it's a little chilly in the morning.
I love your bricks and stepping stones quilt, another great scrappy quilt. Isn't Bonnie the greatest, I need to catch more of her quilt cams, maybe I could get more done.
ReplyDeleteI do all my binding by hand too, never used the clips though, just hold it down while sewing... yours look great
ReplyDeleteI love your quilt, the design is so interesting! I usually bind in front of the tv at night, but watching videos is a great idea.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun idea keeping track of your inches stitched :*D I seldom stitch down my bindings by hand unless it is a show quilt, but I do enjoy the stitching when I do.
ReplyDeleteI have people who do the hand stitching on my bindings. :-) They love doing the handwork, I don't. In fact, I get downright whiny if I have to stitch my own bindings down!
ReplyDeleteYou go girl! That is a lot of binding but, boy oh boy, more importantly it means fewer UFOs.
ReplyDeleteGreat looking quilt. Wow on 444" of binding so far. The only way I would get that much done would be a quilt show dead line.
ReplyDeleteThat is a lot of Binding hand stitched on for one month. But it means the quilts are FINISHED! Hurray! Fun to watch Bonnie's QuiltCAM, knowing a few of my Blogg-y friends are watching too.
ReplyDeleteIt will be fun to see your total at the end of the year! I just finished the binding on my little Abundance quilt and will link as soon as I get a pic.
ReplyDeleteI like doing the binding on quilts but I don't know if I will count my stitches. That is a lot!
ReplyDeleteI love using those clips for binding
ReplyDeleteYour bricks and stepping stones looks wonderful! Great idea to keep track of the inches of binding sewn on. Very interesting.:)
ReplyDeleteyeah!!! I got to link up this week!! Thanks Kathy, for hosting this fun linky party!!
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I adore hand-stitching my bindings. It's one of my favorite parts of making a quilt!! Don't you love the wonder clips??? They make it so much easier!! :)
ReplyDeleteI see you are using the Clover clips on the binding. I've just bought a box but haven't had a binding to use them on. It didn't occur to me to use them for hand stitching, but it would be way better than pins. Pins stick you.
ReplyDeleteI never tire of seeing the Bricks and Stepping Stones quilts. 400 inches of binding--that's a big quilt! Hey--no putting pictures of chocolates on your header--I was GOOD and didn't go down that aisle tonight. And now you're tempting me!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful scrappy quilt. I like sewing bindings down by hand as well. It's really relaxing.
ReplyDeleteI have never completed a binding by machine. I am currently hand quilting a small Christmas quilt for my daughter. Counldn't get it done in time. Love to see that others are hand quilting also.
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