BlueChicken

I love the cars, they're gorgeous!

Can I ask another question.... how do you finish a quilt if you don't bind it?

Sharon M

Rhonda, no wonder you now do minatures after all that work on the Sue quilt !! Your neighbor got a quilt to cherish for life. The car quilt is adorable.

Knot Sew

I admire all that hand sewing, such precise work, well done :D

Rhonda

You have to remember I don't do anything larger than a lap quilt and rarely do anything that large.

I still use the same method for lap size or minis. I put the top face to face with the back fabric. pin the fabric to the batting with the top in the middle. I sew around the edge and leave an opening to turn it with.
Then I turn it right side out and I sew a finish seam along the edge to give it a finished look

I discovered that when I add a border to the pieced top - in miniatures that border is usually only 1/2" to 1" then when I get to the stage of the finish seam it makes the border look like a binding but voila I didn't bind it!

Now this has it's own hazzards. You have to even out the fabric as you sew so you don't end up with a lot of fabric bunched up on one end but if you watch and pin well and watch as you see to hold the fabric or sew to the middle from each end you can reduce the problem.

Bevanger

Those are great quilts. You did an awesome job on each one

Rhonda

Here is my lesson on my site for making a hot pad. I use the same method for everything I make. You can see the directions for finishing a project about half way down the page. It is the same way I did the lap quilts.

http://www.bitsnpiecesworkshop.com/pages/HotPad.php

sharon b

WOW ! Great quilts and Hot pads :lol: I will have to find time to try the hot pads.. Think they would make great Christmas gifts :wink: See not even summer yet and I am thinking Christmas, maybe this year I will get everything time almost on time :-)
Sharon

littlehud

Love your quilts. You amaze me. All by hand. I am in awe.

Tippy

Well, my favorite is the Amish style one... I adore Amish quilts.

amma

A very beautiful collection of quilts, Good Job! :D :D :D