Indigo Way--Finished--post 9

Goal number two on my November list was to trim, bind, add a label and sleeve to Indigo Way. Last Sunday, I trimmed it. While this was a bigger quilt to trim than Stars Like Spaghetti, I managed to trim it without taking a break. Although after I finished, I took a nap!  

View of the binding

Monday, I machine sewed the binding to the quilt. This time, I was able to sit at the machine and sewed both sides of the binding. I felt victorious! I'm impressed with how I was able to save the points on the border.

View of all the intact points

Tuesday, I made and pinned the label to the quilt. Because this is destined to be a Quilt of Valor (QOV), I placed the label on the right side of the back. Our QOV coordinator embroiders a label with the recipient's information and I'll be placing that on the left side of the back.

Label

Wednesday, I made and pinned on the sleeve. As I watched TV with my husband in the evening, I hand stitched the label and sleeve. I also hand stitched the corners of the binding. 

My goal with any Bonnie Hunter mystery is to finish it before the next one begins. I almost made it this year. I will admit to having two mysteries unfinished--Good Fortune and Grassy Creek. Maybe, I will get one of those finished this year.

View of the back

I used 21 yards of fabric from stash which brings my total for the year to 33 yards. I figure I spent about 120 hours making the quilt. I spent $375 for the materials to make it and have Christie quilt it. The design is a star with swirls. I chose a light blue thread so the quilting allows the piecing to be the visual part of the quilt.

Finished front

If you want to read previous posts of this project click the links. Gathering and Preparing Fabrics; post 2; Clue 5; Clue 6 and 7; Clue 7 complete Clue 8 Begun; Working through Clue 8; It's a Top; Off to the Quilter

Linking to Cynthia at Oh Scrap.