The Jelly Roll Race is Run.

Last time you were here I'd completed the quilting and gotten the binding on to my Jelly Roll Race quilt. I had left the trimming until after the binding was added, because I was in a hurry. 

So on Sunday I took myself in to my room to trim off the edges ready to close the binding.

Belle was there before me. I've never seen her squished up on there before.

While I was trimming, she came over on to the cutting table to supervise, which made me nervous, what if she hopped in to the way of my blade?

But she seemed content to stay where she was.

Supervising, but not too closely.

Maybe she was inspecting my lovely wavy quilting again.

It took two sessions to get the binding closed. I started on Sunday before going to work, then completed it on Monday.

As Monday was a public holiday here in NZ, Tony was home and offered to model the finished quilt for me.

I think the stripes should go horizontally, but Tony wanted to try vertical.

Nope! I don't like it that way. 

Here it is temporarily pegged on to the quilt rail in my hallway.

I'm really pleased with the way this one turned out and I'm happy to have it hang out for a while. 

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I'm off out with debs today, we're going to do a little retail therapy, have some lunch and then may be have a sit n stitch if there is time left.

I'd better go find something portable for the sit n stitch. 

 

And another one is finished.

So yesterday afternoon I got Jenny's Hexies on to the frame. 

Not the best pic, but you get the idea.

As you can see I was using the clam shell template on the pattern perfect boards.

I had some issues, which Tony and I worked out is probably due to the small size of my machine.

So yesterday I walked away as I was getting frustrated.

I got back to it this morning.

The supervisor was present, so of course things went swimmingly.

And in no time at all....OK after a few hours, I was able to take it off the frame and get the binding on.

I didn't have quite enough of the grey spot for binding, but there was just enough of the green left to make up.

The backing is another sheet from my stash, a lovely soft grey with white shamrock leaves.

Just perfect.

Here you can see the clam shells a little better.

Tony agreed to help out with the finished photo shoot and suggested we step outside.

It's very difficult to photograph low volume quilts.

Jenny's hexies will be going back to work.

For those who don't remember Jenny was a resident at my place of work. She was a very crafty lady. After she had passed away a staff member was helping her daughter to clear her room and they came across a bundle of precut pink and white hexies. Liza, the staff member thought of me and asked if she could pass them on. Jenny's daughter agreed. I added some more fabrics and hey presto a lap quilt was born.

I think it is destined to be the next raffle quilt.

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Time then to find another quilt top to load in to the frame and practice some more.

Which top?  And how to quilt it?

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While we were outside, we watered the greenhouse and picked some fruit. On the way back inside I spied this lovely sunflower lying face down in the garden. I couldn't leave her there and ran for my secateurs. 

And so that she would not be lonely I cut a few more flowers to keep her company.

Speaking of sun flowers....

Not the best picture, but you can see that the neighbours giants are still growing.

They have passed eight feet today.

Still not flowering, the buds are very tight. 

Well, I'm off for a well deserved glass of vino.

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How did your weekend go?

Mine was fantastic.

 

Quilted and bound.

So the freebie quilt is finished.

For the backing I found a piece of pink sheet that had been left over from backing something else. The binding is also an off cut from another project.

The batting is an off cut and even the thread I used to for quilting was originally purchased for another project. The only thing I invested was time.

I used the wave pattern on my pattern perfect boards and I really like what I achieved.

It's easier to see on the back, than it is on the front.

I finished quilting it just after Tony was home for his lunch yesterday, so spent the afternoon in my room adding the binding, after a tidy up. How do sewing rooms get so messy?

Then I spent the evening closing the binding while Tony played his PlayStation game.

By the time I had sewn it all down and added the Loulee label it really was not time for a photo shoot, so I folded it up and left it for this morning.

I half expected to find a cat lying on it this morning.

And here it is in the morning sun.

I'm very happy with how this one turned out.

Now to sort out another top for the quilting treatment.

I have a few. LOL

Jenny's Hexies for example.

While I was in my sewing room yesterday I shopped the stash and came up with a suitable fabric for the border and got that on. 

Then it was time for a photo shoot.

It's not easy getting a photo of such a low volume quilt top. That carpet is actually green!

Next I tried the window trick, but the sun was too bright.

This will have to do for now.

Hopefully I can get a better picture for you after I have quilted it. 

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It's my weekend off work, so plenty of time to decide which one to quilt next and make a start. 

What are your plans for the weekend?