...even if it is slow.
I got a label made and stitched to the French Snowballs quilt. And the fabric I ordered for binding came in. It's the solid red and is from the same French General fabric line as the fabrics in the quilt.
So today, my goal is to get that binding made. Cross your fingers for success.
Progress on my back pain is slow too, and wishy washy. One day, I'll feel pretty good and the next, the pain comes back. Today is one of those pretty-good days. Not much pain at all. But yesterday! Man oh man! In the early afternoon, I resorted to one of the muscle relaxers that Dr. M. prescribed. I hate taking them. Although they usually stop the pain, they wipe me out for the rest of the day. They don't really make me sleep, just make me weak and tired and fuzzy headed.
But my sister, who has had sciatica, tells me that it takes a long time to get over. Plus I have the chronic back problems too. So I guess I should be grateful for any progress. And I am.
LABEL HOW-TO
I got this label idea from my friend and bee sister Mary U. It's very simple. Cut a square of fabric (desired size and desired fabric) and fold it in half on the bias (crosswise). Press the fold. Open up the square and print your information on one half of the folded square.
After quilting but before binding your quilt, place label on back of quilt at corner edge of fabric, aligning raw edges. Baste it in place around edge of label. Stitch the top of the label in place by hand.
When you bind your quilt (which I have not done yet), the raw edges of the label and quilt will be covered.
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On 02/04/2015, Julie in WA said ...
What a fabulous idea for labeling quilts! Thanks for sharing it!
On 02/04/2015, Barbara Anne said ...
Fingers are crossed here so will hope with you that you get your binding cut, perhaps joined, and maybe even pressed in half.
The square to triangle is the way I now make hanging triangles for small quilts and even long panels that have few borders. The difference is that you make two for the upper two corners of your project and your don't stitch down the folded edge on either triangle. They're pinned in place, corners and raw edges aligned with the quilt edges and are sewing down as the binding is being sewn on. No hanging sleeve needed!
To hang your quilt, I recommend a flat piece of wood like a yardstick be cut to length and a sawtooth picture hanger be attached at center on the yardstick. The ends of the yardstick are tucked under the hanging triangles with the sawtooth hanger facing outwards. You quilt hangs from one nail. Very small quilts can hang from a pencil or even a straw when these hanging triangles are used. The larger the quilt, the larger your starting fabric squares need to be.
Is that more than you ever wanted to know?
Cheers for the good days!
Hugs!
On 02/04/2015, Debbie P. said ...
I am glad your back pain is low today, just don't do to much. Sciatica is horrible. I do exercises for it, some before I get out of bed. I understand how you feel on those pain pills. I don't like taking them at all. It is almost as bad as fibro fog! I like the way you made your name square. Show us the finished quilt, okay?
Soft hugs,
Deb
On 02/09/2015, Dondi Murdock said ...
Your quilt is beautiful.
Have you tried Skelaxin? I used it after getting rear ended, badly rear ended when I was sandwiched between two cars. Crunch. My car totally died for me. I got three bulging discs and two little sacs on my neck. The Skelaxin doesn't make me sleepy.
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