Getting Up Close to My Quilting AND my Family

This is my favorite photo (so far), from the wedding of my daughter, Jewels and Rad. Makes me want to lift them both up and hug them! So happy!

It was a beautiful day!  It had been so hot the day before (90 something and humid), but the weather broke and it cooled to about 82.  There was a breeze.

I am not a writer. . .  I am a quilter, so bare with my choppy words, as I share about the wedding and the table runners.  Jewels asked me to make seven quilted table runners. 

She wanted them in greens and creams with kind of a vintage look.  I was to make them all different. Even different sizes.

I made some with tea dye muslin and some with cream muslin.  One of them, I used a white on white tiny flowered fabric. Nothing was to match.  All unique!

Some I quilted with a looser meandering with leaves  and others were tighter.  I really enjoyed making them!

Jewels asked us to collect assorted vintage plates for her wedding.  Our friend, Bette took on the task. She selected a beautiful collection of dinner and cake plates.

The flower arrangements on the tables were created with wild flowers and displayed in vintage blue canning jars.  They really looked great with the plates!

And now a few wedding photos.  We don't have any professional ones yet... so these are some we all took during the ceremony and reception.

Walking Jewels down the aisle.

This next photo --- I took holding the camera on my lap!

 Jewel's Siblings       Jewels and Rad        Rad's Siblings

Jewels and Rad had their sisters and brothers be their attendants. Another thing that I thought was so cool.

 A photo with Grandma Joanne as the cake top is a vintage cake topper from her wedding.

Here is a photo someone took of my Mom, when we were having our photo taken with Jewels and Rad.

I hope you enjoyed getting up close with my quilting and my family too!

Enjoy your day!
Marcia

Sun is Setting on the 8th Day of May!

 I completed the bindings on several Mug Rugs this past weekend. Took a few photos to share.

 They look much better with binding on them!

I finished the bindings on these Mug Rugs too. My Mom will be happy as these are some of the 18 that we made together a couple weeks ago!

 I flipped this to the back side -- can you read backwards?  I can't and I know what is says!

If you are counting that's 8 Mug Rugs with bindings complete.  I stitched a couple other bindings and I will share those in another post. 
I am enjoying every day in May! I loving stitching bindings and finishing up fun little projects!
Are you enjoying every day in May?
Marcia
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Right here on my blog at the Minutes for Me -- May for Me Linky Party

Getting Up Close with All Machine Embroidery Binding

I use the same quilting thread on my regular sewing machine to stitch the binding. It's a little heavier than regular thread, but it works great and matches.

 It's a nice and neat durable binding.

It's also pretty. The embroidery stitching finishes off the quilt with a lacy effect!

 Here's the back side of the quilt showing the embroidery binding.

I stitch slowly and very carefully making sure it holds the binding in place perfectly. It is important that is looks even on both sides of the quilt.


If you want to see more photos of embroidery binding - check out my photo gallery. I show photos of the process of stitching the embroidery bindings. Also there are a variety of embroidery stitches.


We are having another warm day in Wisconsin! That's amazing for February! 
Have wonderful day!
Marcia
Here's the link to Thursday's post - Charms for a Valentine's Table Runner with Lazy Daisy Quilting - How I made it and quilted it.

Where I Share - Linked with:
Pieceful Life: Little Quilts Monday - Feb. 6, 2012
Sew Chatty: Made with Love - Feb. 6, 2012
Sew Happy Geek: Manic Monday - Feb. 6, 2012
Love Affair with My Brother:This Week - Feb. 11, 2012


See all the places to share on My Linky Party Page.

Binding on the Denim Shirt Project

Cut a strip of fabric 1 1/2 inches wide. Press in half and stitch with an embroidery stitching onto the edge of the quilt on the folded edge of the strip.  See photos.  


Snip with a scissors about 1/4 inch apart and about 3/8 inch deep.  I am camping and we don't have a washing machine, so I took a wet washcloth and ruffed up the fringes and shook out the loose threads.  When I am back home, I will wash the quilt in a washing machine and dry in the dryer --- Emptying the lint screen about every 10 minutes or so, depending on how much it frays.


It's a fun raw edge binding!


Next post the completed "Denim Shirt Project - My Vacation Project"!


Enjoy your day!


Marcia