Time for a Visit
Having taken some time off from the sewing studio to pull together some things for a family gathering this weekend, it was time to visit the threads and fuzz. It was pretty much the way I had left the threads and fuzz. Bindings for some of my projects needed to be cut, sewn and ironed.
Bindings are complete with all aspects of the family gathering awaiting in the background.
I do have a quandary. I have a king size, a queen size and a full size done in the pieced tops. The backing is matched to each size. I spent no funds during the sewing of these projects. I had been fortunate enough to have the gift of a huge stash of fabrics given to me. From that it was as if I had my own fabric store to shop in. I do know that for less than a $100 each The Old Alley Quilt Shop can quilt the sandwiches of backing, batting and pieced tops with a meandered pattern. I would have them returned to me for the bindings to be sewn on and then have the hemming remain.
With less than good mobility within my arms, I can tell you that putting the huge pieced tops together under the sewing machine needle can be challenging. Having the yardage of the backing, plus the batting and then the pieced top under my domestic sewing machine almost causes a panic attack to think on. When I do machine quilting, I am moving the fabrics under the needle. When Old Alley puts the project on their commercial machine, they move the needle harness over the fabric. Given the fact that when I would receive the quilted project back from Old Alley I still need to hustle the quilt under the needle to apply the binding and have remaining the hemming of the binding to the quilt.
So, how does that go? Something about being penny wise, but pound foolish. I need to remember I have more to take care of within my life than herding a quilt under a sewing machine needle. Sitting down here in my studio and typing a blog post does give one food for thought. Visiting is a good thing.