Finishing Touches
Adding binding to Welcome Home May 2015 |
Once the binding is secured, the quilt is thrown into the washing machine with a color catcher and laundered. Sometimes the color catcher is red and other times it is blue, depending on which color bleeds in the wash. After the rinse cycle, the quilt is tossed in the dryer and comes out clean and wonderfully crinkled.
I fold the quilt, add a presentation case and deliver the Quilts of Valor to the Wyoming State QOV coordinator at Sheep Camp Quilt Supply.
Making a QOV is on my bucket list and I even have the fabric gathered to make one. Maybe this summer when I have a little time off I'll get it (the top) made.
ReplyDeleteI can tell you really enjoy making those quilts. :-) Love the prints on this one. :-)
ReplyDeleteThis is the best part of quilting, putting on the binding, that means it's almost done :) This ones looking pretty and I love what the longarm quilter did. I see you have a Bernina, I have two and just LOVE them.
ReplyDeleteInteresting description of the process. You are a very busy person Nancy and so many benefit from your activity. What a wonderful gift you give to a worthy project! I love the name "Welcome Home."
ReplyDeleteIt's got to feel very rewarding to finish up the final details of a QOV. Looks GREAT!
ReplyDeleteI am so impressed with the process. They did tell us the whole steps when Larry was honored with his quilt. So cool that so many hands help
ReplyDeleteYou are doing better than I am. I'd be sewing both sides of that binding down by machine. I've been having good luck doing that. I've stepped back from QOV quilts as I was shipping them to Colorado and spending more money then I wanted to to get them there. I haven't pursued closer options. For now I'll stick with the NICU at a local hospital, the nursing home and a few donation quilts for auctions/raffles. Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all you do for the Quilt of Valor Project! It is good to hear all the details:)
ReplyDeleteIs washing a requirement of QOV? I think it's great that you do this. Bonnie above brought up a good point about the shipping cost. Is there a way to do that cheaply?
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