I guess the proper way to finish a quilt is to do the backing first and then do the binding. I made a binding first. It is because there are still a few smaller parts that have to be quilted, and I am applying some change on the middle part because I wanted it to be brighter in color in order to adapt it to the rest. I started with subdued colors, but soon found out that it doesn't work. I must have folk art of my Russian ancestors in my veins.
So I started to let some green stuff grow around the birds on the olive green background.Before I did the binding, it was so thin at the edges that I felt cold; now I can sleep properly under my not-quite-finished quilt. It feels a lot warmer. Could it be that the binding contributes so much to the warming effect of the quilt?
Color draws inward to the hearth in winter.
ReplyDeletei have no rules for what comes first. i often put the binding on in the middle of a project. it has some effect like a hug.
ReplyDeleteI love your work on this piece. And, I thank you for the helpful suggestions via email that you sent in response to my questions abut korak. Soon, I hope, I will have a post with progress on the korak.
ReplyDeletewe are such kindred spirits! we absolutely must have color in order to survive! I love your quilt and I'm so glad that you don't play by the quilting rules!
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very colorful and beautiful quilt
ReplyDeleteThe colors are beautiful! I don't think the process is up to anyone but you. Part of the fun is trying new ways of doing things, changing your mind, ejoying the process your own way. Sometimes I don't use binding at all but 'finish' the quilt by the inside out method (attaching the backing and then turning the whole thing inside out), maybe it's called envelope. Sometimes I do this even before doing any of the quilting.
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