Binding Project

My mom has a number of clients that don't do their own bindings, and she "doesn't offer that service" (is how she puts it).  She doesn't mind doing her own bindings, but she has no desire to add that to her long-arm quilting services.  I, on the other hand, do offer binding services!  So she has been sending clients my way!  Sweet. 

This is a quilt that mom just finished for a woman in Switzerland. On this one I am just sewing the binding on the front and she is going to flip it and do the hand work on the back (although I do offer that service as well). It's a beautiful quilt and I've always wanted to do this pattern, but I would probably do it with much bolder colors. 

I always sew the bindings on with the walking foot on my machine.  It's so much easier.



Walking foot.



Binding project.





I have actually never minded doing bindings.  In fact, I enjoy every part on the creative process with fabric art:  designing, choosing the fabrics, cutting, sewing, arranging the pieces on the design wall, adding the final borders if necessary (okay, I actually don't like doing mitered corners.  I can do it and sometimes the piece definitely calls for mitered corners, but it's not my favorite thing in the world), applique, quilting, binding, adding a unique label and a sleeve.  If I had to pick one thing that I really disliked, it would be any bead or button work.  I have definitely done my fair share of both, but it is probably my least favorite part of the project.