Finished at last

Finished Katie's quilt. Will post a few more pics soon. I was so proud of Katie. She had never sewn on the binding before. We both worked on the binding while watching "Rango" until it was my bedtime. Then she stayed up until 2:00 AM to finish. Her binding looked so much better than mine! She left last Sunday to get back to Iowa where she attends college with her finished quilt and a matching pillow case. I know she is enjoying her new bedding.

Update on Katie's quilt

I finally got Katie's quilt off the frame. I used 4 different threads and had to sew a 20" piece of fabric on to the backing. I have never come up short like this. I vaugely remember thinking about remeasuring after adding the borders but dismissed the thought. Won't do that again. I found a perfect fabric for the binding so tonight I will start that. I have a new baby (machine) coming in the mail. I will show a pic when it gets here. I saw all of Bonnie Hunter's new machines and had to have one too. By new I mean 1950's new. I love how they look, all chrome and beautiful. Bonnie bought a lavender machine and a pink one. Mine is mint green. I want a pink one too but they are hard to find. Happy Monday!