Let It Be ~ PIF Finish

Let It Be was next in line for binding ~

This time I tried wearing my machine quilting glove

(and quickly remembered that it doesn't work well

when trying to hold with that hand and pin ...

pinned myself too many times

and finally removed the glove).

This was the scene on my work table.

And this was the scene as I glanced up from my work.

Talk about juxtaposition of style and color and just everything!

Binding stitched and ready to flip for stitching round number two.

This is the "after bath" pose on our front porch.

If any of you are huge fans of the kits from Connecting Threads, 

please stop reading here.

Chris bought their Emilie's Garden kit a couple of years ago.

She started it and lost interest.

Earlier this year, she passed it on to me to finish

as part of our fabric/stash recycling project.

I found the fabric to be slippery and extremely thready.

The colors lacked depth and felt lifeless.

It was hard to work on.

(not only because it was a kit,

 but because the fabrics didn't "feel good" when handled)

Chris used the winding plume panto and ecru thread for quilting.

I really wanted to see how I'd like the quilt after it was fully finished.

It did soften down after laundering

and it will certainly warm the heart

of a less fortunate senior

when it is gifted through the Silver Bells program in December;

but

 Chris and I are both very glad this one is finished.