Sometimes finished is better than perfect. Apart from the first picture, that was taken by Lee Thompson,they were all taken one winter evening in deepest darkest Sheffield. I have been planning on sharing this tutorial for a long time but as I wanted pretty pictures, and life got in the way of taking said pictures, the tutorial got postponed month after month. I’ve still shared it with my students and a few of you out there who just asked so nicely. But only after making you swear not to share. A shiny pretty thing of a tutorial was imminent after all, right? Last month the enquiries for a tutorial increased, possibly thanks to the helpful handlers at QuiltCon in Nashville who happily flashed my quilt backs to passers by. With two of my quilts, Modern Times and Paper Round, both having had the faced and mitred treatment, my backsides had more exposure than ever before. I’ve not included instructions on how to make the binding but here is one by Purl Soho I’ve used a lot. I attach it the same way as a ‘normal’ binding, again Purl Soho’s tutorial on this is very helpful. I’ve adapted it with the help of […]