For the last two weeks I’ve been spending most evening hand sewing the binding onto my floral quilt.
It’s taken two weeks because not only did I have seven meters of binding to sew, but I also find hand sewing hard going on my middle finger – the eye end of the needle manages to make it sore and even bleed very easily – does anyone else have that challenge?
With the binding finally attached the quilt is finished…
And here it is in place in our bedroom…
What else is there to say, but HURRAH!
Until next time,
Bekki x
Dartmoor Creative - Bekki Hill 
Ta-dah and Hurrah!
It’s gorgeous and looks perfect on your bed.
I suppose the obvious answer to your sore finger is that you need to use a thimble but I’ve never been able to get to grips with one myself so I can’t really recommend it – although I’m sure others will.
Will you ever be willing to quilt such a large size again?
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Thank you. I am very pleased with it.
The sore bit is in the middle on the side of my middle finger – rather than a thimble covering place. Maybe I need chainmail gloves?
Actually I would quilt another large one again, I really enjoyed it!
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Did you?
I’ve got one needs doing if you’re desperate 🤣
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If you’re desperate. You clearly haven’t looked that closely at my quilting.
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Gorgeous, and well done. It looks amazing, I love it. You did a fantastic job, and your bed and bedrooms looks even prettier and cozier than I would have imagined. 🙂 Perfect.
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Aw! Thank you.
I do like the way our bedroom ceiling slopes – makes it double cosy.
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Hurrah! and ‘Well Done!’ It looks really fabulous and I would never have believed I would like it so much – not based on those first raw patches you showed us. The quilting changes the look of the fabric so much and just enhances everything doesn’t it. I also can’t believe you hand sewed that edging. Crikey! Looks fabulous on your bed and even over the lovely invisible husband. I really love it!! I have one of those little versions of a Swiss Army knife and whenever the going gets tough with a needle I whip open the little pliers and use that to pull the needle through – saves wear and tear on the finger!
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Hello. Thank you. Glad you like it – quilting certainly does transform a quilt.
Ha ha! Didn’t realise you wanted Lovely Husband posing in the bed – I’ll have a word 😉
Great idea about the Swiss army knife – I have one on my key ring – good also for taking thorns out of dog’s paws and cutting daughter’s shoe laces out of the bike chain when she didn’t do them up – mind that was many moons ago now.
xx
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Fantastic Bekki it was worth the time and effort xxx
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Thank you 🙂 xx
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It’s beautiful! I used to get sore finger too – usually because when I sew I do it crazily for a few days then not again for weeks or months! One time I tried using a leather thimble on the finger that took the brunt of the it – tended to work better than a metal one (which would fall off).
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Thank you. I did pace myself, because I knew it would upset my finger.
A leather thimble sounds better than metal, but it would have to be more of a long finger guard than a thimble, because it’s the middle of my middle finger that takes the stick – bet they make them though – if not, Dragon’s Den here I come! 😉
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Ooh I look forward to seeing sewing gadgets one day on Dragon’s Den. Not sure which one might be a sewing enthusiast and back it though!
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Good point, none of them look likely sewing enthusiasts to me either 😦
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oh, my gosh! It is SO BEAUTIFUL! You did it! And it does look perfect on your bed!
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Aw! Thank you 🙂
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What a beautiful work of art. Well done.
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Well done!!!!!! Seeing it there really makes me want to make a quilt already….just kinda hard without a sewing machine!!!
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Thank you. No machine is a definite drawback – wouldn’t want to do that lot by hand.
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Looks fantastic 🎉
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Hurrah, indeed! That is a lovely quilt! I don’t use a thimble, but if I’m hand sewing a lot, my finger does toughen up. I rarely come to the point of bleeding, but I couldn’t say why. Maybe you have extra sensitive skin? If a thimble bothers your hand, there is one that is open and is a strip across the part of the finger that pushes the needle. Here on Amazon. You can probably find at a local quilt shop, too.
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Thank you! That’s an interesting thimble. Not seen one like that before – will see if I can find one locally. Thanks for sharing.
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