Yesterday morning, I got organised to put the binding on the jelly roll quilt
this is a detail of the quilting
the first job was to trim the edges
the next job was to cut the strips for the binding
then stitch all the strips together, using a diagonal seam - I used to draw a pencil line to follow, but I have now done this so often I just do it by eye
I trimmed off the triangles, lining up the seam on the quarter-inch line on the ruler
and pressed the seams open
I folded the binding in half and pressed it
after stitching the binding on, the last job was to join the ends
I left the dog ears, so that you can see how the diagonal seam staggers the bulk when the binding is folded over
all that remains is to hand stitch the binding on the back of the quilt, which I plan to do this evening. On Sunday I finished the twenty-second stitchery
today we went to The Mainstreet Trading Co for lunch
I was rather taken with my diminutive teacup and saucer .......
........ and the tiny teaspoon, seen here with Malcolm's normal sized coffee spoon
we had the most delicious sandwiches ....... I ordered wild boar sausage and ale chutney,while Malcolm ordered pastrami and leek jam(!), then as we often do, we swapped so that we had one of each
after lunch we had a look round the books ....... I was surprised to see Alex Salmond's tome in the biography section, when of course it should have been filed under fantasy! (it was a rare UNSIGNED copy!!) We then headed out to the deli and home building (I love the colour of the paint) where two very small bars of chocolate may have been purchased
to finish ....... the birds are back in the garden for the winter, and enjoying the food in the feeders
but this tiny wren wasn't too sure about having a bath!