~Borders and Bindings for A Gardener's Journal~

A couple of days ago I wrote that I was wondering which border to use for GJ

I had first cut out this blue paisley way back and thought I would use the red outer border...

turns out I wasn't quite sure after seeing it together as the blue was quite busy with no defined 'frame'

As it turned out I didn't have enough of the red for the outer border so it will become the inner border

and the backing (which is cream/brown floral) now will be the outer border

I think I am happier with this combination as the outer border balances the stitcheries and seems to carry on the cream

The red as the outer border seemed to take away from the stitching

Not sure now what I'll do with the back

I'm thinking I might piece some of the leftovers together and use some of the cream outer border for the back as I think I will have enough to do that 

Did anyone else do something like that and is there any advice on how to do that as I've never done it before although I have seen it and I quite like the look?

And here are all the blocks together!

Happy Stitching everyone

My SKOW is getting closer!!!!

GJ Quilt - can I have a B, D, E, F, I & borders & Completed Top

OK so it was back in February that I last posted about my GJ quilt...but here it is.... finally! It has been a very slow and long process, but I did bite of more than I could chew, last year and this year. Working on my Gingham Girls Quilt, joining in 2 quilts for Christchurch NZ and finishing off 6 Quilts for Queensland, another Quilt for a friend who lost everything in the Victorian Floods, and various other sewing projects.

But with gentle nudging from Chooky the last couple of weeks, during our emailing, I have finally put it all together. The stitcheries have been laying there just waiting now for the last 2 months. So I am very impressed that it has only taken one long weekend Monday to put it all together.

Block B

Block D

Block E

Block F

Block I

and here she is with the borders. Still not too keen on the green one, but it was with DS's opinion as the red I thought I had seems to not be where it should have been and I was not putting off completing it all on Monday.

Even have pressed the backing and made the binding, Mum is visiting later today, so with her help I hope to get it pinned and the quilting can begin!!!! I still have my Life is Beautiful Quilt on the go and my Vignette Hexagon Quilt as well. So apart from joining in on some projects from the SKOW book, I have decided not join the quilt along this time around! But I will share my projects from the book if I am allowed (wink)

Thanks for all the encouragement to keep at it through some very trying times in my family life. Hope to share some quilting with you soon.

Borders Done

Got the borders on Yay!

PS. Gardener's Journal Blocks still haven't been joined together, that's next on my todo list!

The slack one is just about there……..

It has been a very long time since I have made a post….I sort of lost the plot with GJ..

But I have been watching everyone’s progress…and congratulations…WOW…the finished quilts are awesome….

I set myself a goal two weeks ago…to have my quilt completed before GDITC..(12 months ago Chooky, Dale and I decided we would try and complete these quilts for show and tell)….Well Dale finished hers ages ago..Chooky has a finish (is the bind done Chooky)….and I was the slack one..anyway on the weekend I did finish my top…it has been quilted….the bind is on…and I have about 12 inches to sew down on that, so tonight my quilt will be finished……and I have three days to spare….LOL…….

Borders added!

I am so excited to finally show my top of the Gardener's Journal with the borders added. It has been great to share this journey with the Stitch-a-long girls.Thank you to all of you for your encouragement and especially to Chooky blue for setting it all up. It is a bit wrinkled as I couldn't wait to take its photo to share. It is always a relief to get those last borders onto a quilt. I am going to have it quilted professionally so I feel like it is almost finished.

I am looking forward to starting the new Stitch-a-long in March.

Happy Stitching

Sylvia

Bec's Top Finished!

I finished my top last week, sorry to take so long in posting. I am so so SO pleased to have the top done! Now I will baste and quilt it!

It's so exciting seeing all the quilt tops coming together!

These time I failed...

... but finally I finished my block A!

Today I started to chose fabrics for the borders...

Tomorrow I'm going to make more transfers so I can start to stitch for the next block.
I went to Picasa album and I loved every blocks.  We are a great group! I wish to now a little bit more  English to comment yours stitch and patchwork!!! I just can say ........all blocks  look  BEAUTIFUL :)

 Have a great week :))

Sofia

Border Number One......

Is on....

The instructions say to cut this first border at 1 1/2 " but I have cut mine at 2  1/2" - I like it just that little bit wider.  I have cut the second border, ready to go,  I have cut it at 6 1/2" - I wanted to see as much of that yummy 'Chocolat' fabric as I could!!

More to come tomorrow I hope........

How lovely to have a long weekend here for Anzac Day, perfect Autumn weather to stitch some more.....