Sleeping With George Washington

Sweet Dreams is on my bed.  Hooray! 

I just have to say, this quilt has been a delight to make from start to finish.  I love how old fashioned it is.

I'm not usually a quilt counter, but there are about 1,200 square knots holding my layers together

 I don't think I'll get tired of sliding my hand across them.  I really like the feel and texture of them.

I also don't think I'll tire of looking all the conversation prints.

The binding - Breaking News - There isn't any!  Call the Quilt Police!

I decided to bring the back to front and machine stitch it.  Here is how I did it:

I trimmed the backing to 3/4" of inch.

I rolled up the edge once

 twice - to the edge of the top

 Thrice 1/4" over the top

Finger pressed it and pinned it.

Carefully stitched it to the front about 1/8" from the edge.

I just love how simple it was and how I didn't have to cut, press and add a separate piece.  View from the back.

The Backing.  Here's where I had a little trouble.

I used this large GW print.  I had to piece it.  I'm not saying this is perfect but its really really close. 

I've developed a way to achieve this and will be teaching it as a bonus in my workshops. 

I had to make a long match too, which worked okay.  The repeat drop was very big and I didn't want to waste anymore of my limited fabric.

 you see how the background is print is "off"

I added this great NYC fabric (a nod to the Revolutionary War and George's Army)  He really slept around in New England.

I had planned it so that I would have the pretty yellow birds over me on my side of the quilt as you see here.

 Oooops.  My brain forgot I'd be flipping the quilt.  Rich has the pretty birds on his side and I'm sleeping under George Washington.

Thats how it goes.  Right?  Do you ever do things like this?
Please help a sister out and say yes.
xo