Saturday was our last In From The Cold class, so we got some help with sashing and chain-stitch embroidery. And by Sunday afternoon I had all of the blocks and most of the sashing done ~ next up: side sashing & borders.
Today was all about Christmas tree skirt #3 ~ binding cut and pressed ~ backing pieced together ~ basting done. And I finally decided what kind of straight-line quilting to do (my new year's resolution? learn free-motion quilting!). I even managed to get 1/4 of the tree skirt quilted ~ so I feel really good about today!
Almost forgot to say that I tried out a new tool today! It's the Creative Grids Non-Slip Bias Binding Simplified Ruler ~ so making the binding was quick and easy! The ruler itself has the directions printed right on it for cutting 2-1/2" and 2-1/4" binding, as well as how many inches of binding you get out of 1/2, 3/4 and 1 yard of fabric. It's nice not having to stop and look up that kind of information online. I'd highly recommend it! (Click on the pic for a video.)
Have a good week!
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