tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348317753715681760.post6443234300471509022..comments2024-03-28T08:40:03.616-05:00Comments on Life In Pieces: Rainbow Scrap Challenge - Still in the BlackKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02876375845688651131noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348317753715681760.post-33894956504727443222015-09-08T09:05:48.765-05:002015-09-08T09:05:48.765-05:00Beautiful black blocks. I always sew my binding to...Beautiful black blocks. I always sew my binding to the back of my quilt. Then I turn it to the front and machine sew it using thread that matches the binding in top thread and thread that matches my backing in my bobbin. Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527472166860525332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348317753715681760.post-49521833057034792312015-09-07T20:01:41.924-05:002015-09-07T20:01:41.924-05:00sorry about the binding mix up -- not sure I would...sorry about the binding mix up -- not sure I would have re-done it if I were you ... love the black stars.theahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08621187880594813876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348317753715681760.post-19961236314186325442015-09-06T16:25:48.502-05:002015-09-06T16:25:48.502-05:00Oh, just yummy! Love those stars!Oh, just yummy! Love those stars!Magpie Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930036522719103192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348317753715681760.post-63528755433451947712015-09-06T08:52:02.537-05:002015-09-06T08:52:02.537-05:00I love that graphic black and white quilt. I am lo...I love that graphic black and white quilt. I am looking forward to watching it grow. CathieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466163934848609107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348317753715681760.post-84085150616708748502015-09-06T08:04:15.170-05:002015-09-06T08:04:15.170-05:00I get irritated at myself when I mess up, but I...I get irritated at myself when I mess up, but I'm always glad I took the time to fix it. Yay for you for patiently ripping off that binding! I would've done the same thing. :)Beth @ Cooking Up Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786023962755107152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348317753715681760.post-39775030970459761792015-09-06T07:14:14.251-05:002015-09-06T07:14:14.251-05:00I admire your tenacity, Kate. I would've shout...I admire your tenacity, Kate. I would've shouted an expletive & just kept sewing. ;)<br />The black twinkle stars are, as all of those twinkle stars, gorgeous. The blue/green/white dotted star is my favorite. Makes me think of our big universe & all those glorious stars in it. Happy Sewing!Larrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05551141093395055894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348317753715681760.post-1043174391813734692015-09-06T02:17:33.673-05:002015-09-06T02:17:33.673-05:00Wonderful black stars and I too really like the ad...Wonderful black stars and I too really like the addition of colour in two of the blocks.Mystic Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13233427034920359604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348317753715681760.post-53257185414856299782015-09-05T21:48:53.443-05:002015-09-05T21:48:53.443-05:00Rookie mistakes are so maddening! Hope you get it...Rookie mistakes are so maddening! Hope you get it just the way you want now!AnnieOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06619125197850685345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348317753715681760.post-55869386979339462292015-09-05T20:57:14.032-05:002015-09-05T20:57:14.032-05:00I like the addition of the gold and pink in your b...I like the addition of the gold and pink in your blocks. Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146604232355216890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348317753715681760.post-71152635506508521782015-09-05T16:33:08.297-05:002015-09-05T16:33:08.297-05:00Strangely, I sew my binding to the back every sing...Strangely, I sew my binding to the back every single time. Then I turn it over the front, and stitch it in place using a bobbin thread the same color as my backing. A large throw to a twin sized takes 1.5 hours from cutting the binding to admiring a finished quilt. Liberating!<br /><br />Your black stars are looking very Halloween-ish. This will be fun, I'm sure, when it's ready.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02834496271292973632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348317753715681760.post-23447469585872431082015-09-05T14:17:05.714-05:002015-09-05T14:17:05.714-05:00Pink and black is such a great combination. Lovel...Pink and black is such a great combination. Lovely. scraphappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01472985095648633397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348317753715681760.post-87426889608334694532015-09-05T10:35:59.846-05:002015-09-05T10:35:59.846-05:00Love those stars! But ouch on the binding mistake....Love those stars! But ouch on the binding mistake. You'll be glad that you fixed it - eventually. ;)Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15494557452802595536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348317753715681760.post-68100039884762184252015-09-05T10:20:44.535-05:002015-09-05T10:20:44.535-05:00Every time you show those stars, I get itchy finge...Every time you show those stars, I get itchy fingers wanting to make some, too... I love them so much!<br />I'd have just carried on stitching the binding, too. If the final stitching was machine stitching that would show, it would make a difference, but hand stitching? Life is too short.<br />gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09208168224439515489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348317753715681760.post-24909465280590350822015-09-05T09:21:12.151-05:002015-09-05T09:21:12.151-05:00Love your stars. Oh my gosh, I'm so far behind...Love your stars. Oh my gosh, I'm so far behind on this one. Hoping to catch up during September.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05835208971743967582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348317753715681760.post-73787063918386681912015-09-05T09:00:10.288-05:002015-09-05T09:00:10.288-05:00That binding fiasco sounds exactly like the sort o...That binding fiasco sounds exactly like the sort of thing that I would do ! :) I once had most of it on then realized I didn't have right sides together ( Solid colors ) and there was a bit of ripping after that.<br /><br />Stars are beautiful :) Deb @ Frugal Little Bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13091419343402163298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348317753715681760.post-13004561685146375782015-09-05T08:40:34.978-05:002015-09-05T08:40:34.978-05:00Those stars are beautiful, they really sing.
If I&...Those stars are beautiful, they really sing.<br />If I'd made that mistake with the binding I'd just chalk it up to experience and hem it onto the front instead of the back. In fact I thought at first that was how it was supposed to go, having seen Leah Day demonstrating that in a video!Marlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13395982229464502358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348317753715681760.post-201383042315924322015-09-05T08:37:28.291-05:002015-09-05T08:37:28.291-05:00Goodness, I don't think I would have had the p...Goodness, I don't think I would have had the patience to rip out all that stitching. In my mind, there's no reason not to hand sew the binding to the front. It still covers the raw edges of the quilt, right?Barb Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05744581949539579718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348317753715681760.post-54727026983048740602015-09-05T08:32:02.177-05:002015-09-05T08:32:02.177-05:00Wondering why you didn't just turn the binding...Wondering why you didn't just turn the binding to the front? Not criticizing; I figure you had a good reason ....Libby in TNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13709701255260085505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348317753715681760.post-60883092959694145812015-09-05T08:31:50.076-05:002015-09-05T08:31:50.076-05:00Oh, my...I never hope I'm that close to a quil...Oh, my...I never hope I'm that close to a quilt finish and have to rip off the binding! I'm always afraid I'm going to do that since I add binding by machine for donation quilts for kids and sew to back then front but other quilts get sewn on the front and hand stitched on back. <br /><br />My fav is still the spider web star. Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793711897790110579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348317753715681760.post-24142237320517439532015-09-05T07:47:52.410-05:002015-09-05T07:47:52.410-05:00Ooh, the pink and black is quite sharp too. I had...Ooh, the pink and black is quite sharp too. I had to do a mass of unsewing this week too. I spent a good chunk of the time chastising myself for not paying better attention. Good luck with the hand stitching!Katie Z.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15747099863417435647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348317753715681760.post-45016832482234816662015-09-05T07:41:16.641-05:002015-09-05T07:41:16.641-05:00Oh my. So much unsewing to do! In a pinch I thin...Oh my. So much unsewing to do! In a pinch I think you could pass off the starry black twinkler as having some orangey-gold in it. Nell's Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09632575357791420459noreply@blogger.com