Early Thursday morning, 0230, I woke up think of my 3030 Quilt which has been waiting for me to trim the scallops and stitch on the binding. I couldn't get back to sleep until a promise was made to the quilt.
First thing in the morning, after filling my hummer feeders, the binding was made, cut and ironed. Thankfully the binding material was inside the folded quilt. There was no need for a frantic search.
Then my machine was moved into the dining room next to the table as the quilt needed extra support. It was stay stitched next to the scallop markings as I did not want any of the hand quilting to come undone. Then it was trimmed on my markings for the scallops.
The binding was stitched on without any problem. This is the first time that I have done a scalloped border. Much was learned from watching videos and doing it myself. It won't be my last scallop border. A lot was learned with room for improvement.
Starting from the bottom left, the corner needs to be completely stitched and then only five scallops left. Then done!!
Machine pieced, hand applique and hand quilted. Done!!
The backing is a paint splatter pattern that I really like. Here are the unfinished scallops.
The five scallops will be finished today. Then totally done!!
Thank you, Gay, at Sentimental Stitches for this great pattern.
Linking to Slow Sunday Stitching at Kathy's Quilts.
Enjoy your threads today. The Happy Dance is being done here.
