Binding the Pink Barn - Finally

 

I felt pretty stupid last October when I cut binding for the pink barn quilt from the wrong fabric. But that wasn’t the only thing holding me back from adding the binding to this wall hanging. I knew the binding I usually use would be too big (wide, fat), so I wanted to make it slightly narrower. I had to work out just how to do that and that took some time.

After getting all the holiday stuff put away, getting the house back to “normal” and getting the office all done, I finally had time to get back into the studio. To get any serious work done I need to clean up in there, but I saw the pink barn and thought it would be the easiest thing to finish and get out of the way, so I decided to do that.

So I cut the strips out of the right fabric, joined them, folded and pressed it, and then started sewing it to the quilt. Then I folded it over and pinned it.

Now, sometimes if I get up and take a shower and make the bed, I get caught up in the usual household chores and never make it to the studio. If I just go right into the studio in my nightgown and slippers, I can bypass all that “should” stuff and get right into what it is that makes me feel good. Doing creative things feeds my soul and jumpstarts my creative juices to keep doing creative things. I’ve been out of the studio for too long, so on Saturday, I went into the studio in my nightgown, and started in on the binding. By the time I took the photo above, it was after noon and I still hadn’t gotten dressed.

After I got dressed and ran some errands, I found something to watch mindlessly on TV while I sat on the couch and got started sewing the binding down.

 I’ll keep going and finish this as soon as I can, because I want to hang it above the TV, so I’m pretty motivated.

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