Ready for the show...
There's nothing like thinking ahead. The Quilts UK Show is on in Malvern in May and I have decided to put in a quilt, or possibly two. I have just finished the job I love to hate. Why do I find hand stitching so tedious? It is supposed to be the path to serenity.
Fortunately I found a nice long strip with a selvedge, so the machine hemmed edge is tucked out of sight under the fold at the top edge.
However the strip wasn't quite long enough, so I have ended up with a pieced hanging strip, giving it a nice thrifty Amish look. I might take advantage of the paler section and scribble on my name and the date for posterity.
At our local quilt shows, we don't have to stitch on the hanging sleeve, we can safety pin it on. I've cheated and done this, when I didn't want to keep the hanging sleeve on the quilt. You can even buy a hanging sleeve, already pieced, at the quilt shops. If it is too long, I just turn it out (so it doesn't catch the pole, and pin it on. I've reused them many times. I don't mind hand stitching, but, I don't like hand stitching on the hanging sleeve for some reason.
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