How did that take all weekend?

I got the double wedding ring quilt top together.  And, I put it on the bed.  And, it was a little bit shorter than I wanted.  I just wanted a little bit more around the edges. 

I saw someone add a border to a DWR on Simply Quilts a long time ago, so I knew how to do it.  You have to applique the edge of the quilt to a strip of fabric.  So, I figured out how to cut the leftover fabric so that I'd have enough and I even planned where the seams would lie on the sides; near the center or near the end.  I made my strips.  And, I folded the edge of the quilt under, all the way around to give me a finished edge and I basted that.  Then, I pinned the quilt to the strips and basted that.  And, then I started appliqueing it down. 

I tried several machines before I found the blind hem stitch that made me happy.  And, now I'm going back and pulling out all that basting thread.  I used Harriet Hargrave's mock hand applique technique and even used invisible thread to do it.  And, even though I tried multiple ways to do something different, what she recommended was perfect. 

Later, I'll come along and scallop that edge because you really need a scalloped edge for a DWR, right?  I mean, that's like part of the charm. 

I've also been quilting on the star quilt.

First, I drew the shape I wanted and pinned it to four layers of tissue paper. 

Then, I used the sewing machine without any thread in it and I needle punched the lines into the tissue paper. 

Now, don't laugh, but I put that shape in and realized it wasn't right, so I pulled it out and drew something else. 

I cut the pieces of tissue to fit the shape and then I used the needle holes as a guide and quilted the shape into the quilt. 

Pull the paper and whamo-blamo, you have beautiful quilting. 

I put the quilt aside.  Told Rob I don't know what to do next.  He said, "quilts not talking to you?"  And, I said, "no, just the opposite.  It's screaming at me...stop quilting me!"  Really, the ditch work is all this quilt needs and I'm just adding quilting to impress a show judge. 

And, that's not the right reason to quilt. 

Pride cometh before a fall...

Lane