Saturday, October 31, 2009
"DOORWAY TO CHINA" QUILT BLOCK
You can find this pattern at McCalls quilting. This is a fairly easy wall hanging to make. I will have to say that I only had an inch wide of fabric for the binding....now that was hard...truly.
I also want to thank Judi over at Green Fairy quilts, she did a tutorial on a binding. Well....some people just don't get it....I am one of those people...and she was nice enough to email me back with some answers to a question or two I had about the corners. I like how these turned out but...I was working with such a small amount of material that it made it diffcult.
LITTLE PIECE OF ADVICE: When you don't have enough material.....and you think you are totally out......go look in your scrap bin..... I was looking for some fabric a few days after completing the above project and guess what I found?????? You guessed it.....shessssh
Barb, I know that feeling well. "I don't have anymore" --a week later I find a half yard of the stuff stuck under something!
ReplyDeleteCute wall hanging. Thanks for the link to binding tutorial, I'm always looking for an easier way.
ReplyDeleteSimple, but lovely, Barb - at times it is nice to have a restful quilt about, it will never age!
ReplyDeleteHugs - Lurline♥
you are so right about going back to the scrap bin. Many a times it has saved me $$$.
ReplyDeletewhere will you display this beautiful quilt?
Scrap bin??? What a great idea! Isn't Judi the nicest gal? I can imagine she would do just that.
ReplyDeleteSay Barb I like the pattern and yes I have don the same thing with running out of fabric. Looks good!! I am having a giveaway on my blog.
ReplyDeletenow that's different. I like it!
ReplyDeleteThis is very nice, Barb.
ReplyDeleteOh Barb you crack me up ROFL. Great pattern for show casing a special fabric.
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I really like it - you make good use of your 'spare' time!!! LOL
ReplyDeletei love that barb.......so pretty
ReplyDeleteI know the pattern is doorway to Chins but those are Japanese ladies on that fabric LOL. Good for you to make that little bitty binding work! Whew!
ReplyDeleteOh my only an inch! I don't think I could have done it!! I would have been pulling my hair out. Or found something else to bind with. You are a wonder, girl!
ReplyDeleteA very nice quilt, Barb! If I go and look for fabric in my scrap bin I will never find what I need. It is only when I have finished the quilt and look for something else that I will find it.
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