Binding - the end of the story

Do you enjoy sewing the binding on your quilts??  That is one part of quilting that I really don't enjoy. It seems to take so long to cut the binding, press, sew it onto the quilt, and then hand sew it down.

When we were doing a lot of charity quilts, I found that bringing the backing fabric over to the front side of the quilt was a great way to cut down on the time invested in finishing the quilt. Now I don't want to re-invent the wheel, but I thought I would just show you how I do it.

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Happy Trails

I thought I would take you on a little tour of our mobile cottage, now that I've been getting it ready to roll.

Welcome to our Fair Haven

Come and Sit a spell

Enjoying the summer with the "real thing" and a spot on the porch.

Christmas in July?

My friend Kelly jackson is having a Blue Light Special in her shop I Have A Notion.  Every day she is adding more items to her Christmas in July sale.  $4.00 books and up to 80% off on notions!

And a fabulous giveaway is happening over at Quilts From My Crayon Box.

Michele is hosting a giveaway from the Classic Metal Company.

Check it out!!

Happy Birthday!

Today marks a special day for our family.  My hubbys Dad turns 95 today!!  Certainly a day for celebrating!!

My father in law has maintained good health.  He still bowls once a week and enjoys catching fish off his dock.  Our family is blessed to still enjoy his dry humor.  We all love him and he certainly loves his 5 children, 9 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.

I hope this is a day of celebrating for you too!

Happy Quilting!

Let's go do the Hop

There's a Blog Hop happening this week and you might like to hop on the Blog train.

Tammy Silvers of Tamarinis, is launching a new Craftsy Class called "Quick Quilted Gifts.

Island Batik is starting off the week with a give away.  Five, one yard cuts of their awesome fabrics.

Here is the list of bloggers participating in the hop.

July 7 – Island Batik 
July 8 – Tammy Silvers
July 9 – Freemotion by the River
July 10 – Bejeweled Quilts
July 11 – Freemotion by the River – Stop #2!
July 12 – TeachPany
July 13 – Kauffman Designs
July 14 – One Quilting Circle 
July 15 – Susan Vassallo Quilting Art

Happy hopping!

Bread for the Journey