nearing the finish line

I'm not quite done with the quilting yet,

but I went ahead and attached the binding anyways.

This way, I've got my choice of injuries.

Do I want to cut up the pads of the first 2 fingers on my right hand

by stabbing them with the back of my needle?

Or would I rather scratch the thumb of my left hand all up

by nicking it with the point??

decisions, decisions.

(although, I actually didn't nick myself one time on the binding of the last quilt. hmmm)

I calculate I've got about 13 episodes of Leverage

until the quilting is finished

(all that's left is 3, plus a little bit of the 4th, corner stars)

and about 6 hours on the binding

Then, I can toss this baby in the wash!

I don't think I could ever enter a quilt into a show,

because by the time I finish, it's filthy.

(It is my understanding that quilt show quilts are unwashed, as they show off the quilting better if they aren't all crinkly)

This one is especially dirty! Bleh

and there's plenty more where that came from....
Plus, lots of spots of sewing machine grease where the quilt rubbed against
the needle bar whilst smashed into the too-small throat space while quilting.
I'm hoping to get it out with that Grandma's cleaner stuff - anybody used it?

Linking up with Lee's Work in Progress Wednesdays

p.s. if you are wondering about Claire's quilt - Lynnet and I will be working on it Saturday :-)

It was a little ambitious to think we might get the top sewn last time we got together.....

Quite honestly, it's probably ambitious to think we might get it all sewn this time, even. But we'll do our best!