Well, finally it's FINISHED.
When her mom told her that the quilt could be an heirloom that she could leave for her children; my granddaughter replied: No, I want you all to bury me with this quilt.
Honestly, that is what she said. She's only 9 years old. We were all surprised that she could think that way, and had become attached to the quilt so quickly.
This was a most soothing job; and the first project that I completed on my new quilting frame.(shown on a previous post)
Actually, the quilt top itself was completed a while ago; and I decided recently to turn it into a quilt for my grand-daughter who most resembles me.
(The other GD will get hers soon.) I completed most of the quilt in my home; but,
after I decided to spend a weekend with them,
and then realized that I would not have the quilting process
finished by the time I wanted to take off towards their home,
I decided to pack up the needles, thread, fabric, and even the sewing machine, and even the chickens,
and did the final completion at their home.
By that point, I really no longer needed the frame, because
I only had part of one border left to do.
So, at their home, I finished the quilting process,
and then sewed the scrappy binding pieces together,
and then sewed the double binding strip around the quilt.
I handstitched the folded over binding around the quilt.
The butterflies and bird were hand embroidered by me.
I hope that you have enjoyed viewing these photos. They were taken late in the evening, and didn't turn out as well as I had hoped for.
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