Yesterday was a huge milestone in my Jane journey - the binding is attached to the quilt my machine! It was a bit of a chore with all those scallops, but I got it done!
I borrowed a tip from my friend, Erika, and wound my finished binding around a can (I believe she uses a can of peas, but I used tomatoes - haha)
Once you do this you can sit your can with the binding strips right where you need it. Just unroll a couple feet at a time and you are set! No tangles or getting the binding caught on anything. This is a really terrific idea!
It was super scary to trim those edges off! The fluffy wool batting made it a little tricky, too.
I cut a slit right up to the point between scallops to help in getting the binding around them. I think there are 16 scallops on each side, then those little petal corners. It took me a while to get all the way around!
So pretty! I debated whether to do white or blue binding. The blue one because white binding always gets dirty. That's my reasoning anyway! I handstitched for a couple hours last night and finished one side, but did get two corners done. It's going to take a while, so I'm glad I have a few days to get to the finish!
