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    Old 03-20-2018, 04:22 PM
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    Just finished this baby quilt for my niece and my soon to arrive great nephew. She requested simple white, cream, or light gray. This is what I decided to do. The white is a bright white and the gray is Moda “Grunge”. I quilted it with an icy blue Floriani thread. The quilting is definitely utilitarian since we are packing up to move 1200 miles away, and I wanted to finish this before everything got packed. The border has some SID, stars, and loops plus his name. I never sew anything by hand that can be done by machine, so I finished the binding with a feather stitch. Note the shadow in the middle is just because it is being held oddly.
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    Old 03-20-2018, 04:31 PM
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    One of my favorite patterns! Looks great.
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    Old 03-20-2018, 04:54 PM
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    Nice finish. I love the binding stitch. I may have to copy your idea.
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    Old 03-20-2018, 05:28 PM
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    Good job!!
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    Old 03-20-2018, 05:49 PM
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    Love it...and the binding stitch looks awesome. I like doing this too!
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    Old 03-20-2018, 08:04 PM
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    Very pretty, I really like the colors. Looks very soothing.
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    Old 03-21-2018, 02:55 AM
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    Great quilt for a little boy. Gray continues to be a popular color...nicely done.
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    Old 03-21-2018, 03:37 AM
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    Nice work. The binding is perfect.
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    Old 03-21-2018, 03:48 AM
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    That is a lovely baby quilt, I am going to have to try out your binding stitch it is a very pretty finish.
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    Old 03-21-2018, 04:07 AM
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    Thanks folks. The mom was vague about colors, just that she preferred pale, low volume colors like white, cream, and gray. As for the binding, sometimes I use a three step zigzag, but the feather stitch is my favorite. It is very forgiving. I also do a number of Quilts for Kids donation quilts. Their rules are no hand stitching, including the binding, so I have a lot of excuses for no hand work.
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