Finished Quilt: Double Wedding Ring

Oh, the endless quilt.  I finished cutting it on April 10, 2012, shortly before we put our house on the market, packed up my sewing room, and morning sickness kicked in.

After giving myself a kick in the pants (and feeling guilty about the lingering project), I finished piecing this top on September 25, 2013.  This is a quilt for my younger sister, who takes care of photographing my family, etc., so I really wanted to finish it.  The quilting started and... Guess what?   I happily was pregnant again, and between that and the summer's heat, I stopped quilting, 20 blue rings from the end. I also had JoJo spill water on it and leave it on a paper with washable marker.  The stained corner was depressing.  And the backing was a 1/2" too small in places... big enough problem to need fixing, small enough to be obscenely tedious.

Now, with my due date approaching, I really felt compelled to finish off this UFO.  Other than a few long-term projects that I'm still saving fabric for, this is my oldest UFO.  I began quilting, not letting my sister know, in case I failed at a finish (AGAIN!).  This time, however, I seemed to hit a groove.  I was careful not to set my expectations too high.  I just wanted to finish by midOctober.  Sure enough, with low expectation, I was able to whip out the quilting a few weeks ahead of schedule, finishing September 24, 2014 (almost exactly a year since it became a flimsy!).

The binding.  Oh, curved binding.  I tried to get fancy, made a mess, and probably pulled the binding a little tight in places.

Still, the stains washed out, the binding is on, the quilting is complete, and I love it.  I certainly hope my sister does too.

from the room of Zana's Ninis,
katie z.