Hello everyone 
It’s time for another reveal!
This time it is my variation on chevrons quilt. You may remember the quilt top I made last year.
Well, I decided in my infinite wisdom (not) that it would be a great idea to put a scrappy binding on this one. The reason was that the design was meant to use up an entire charm pack, no scraps. So I split the pack into darks and lights, teamed the lights with blue strip borders and the darks with ivory strip borders. Because of the numbers of darks and lights, I had three blue border strips and three ivory ones. A lack of symmetry!!! Oh no! Already overcome by the “lack of symmetry shakes”, I decided not to worry because the idea of using all the charm pack was still being adhered to. I also have an aversion to having leftover scraps, you see So the scrappy border seemed like a good idea at the time. Wrong!!
Here is what it looked like after completely sewing by machine to the front and having about a quarter hand stitched to the back.
I really didn’t like it and I thought long and hard about frogging the whole binding. I was a bit miffed that I’d wasted the time making the binding and then got so far before deciding to take stock. I decided there was no way I could live with the binding and it would have to go. So, I frogged it this morning and attached a new one. That’s better
So, the alternating strip borders were the root of the problem. I thought a scrappy binding would blend well but it completely fought against the rest of the design. I quilted all over with a sort of elongated figure of eight squiggle in rows.
Every cloud has a silver lining, so they say 
Have a lovely day,
Avis x
Deborah
/ January 16, 2013I love this quilt! Thanks for sharing it.
Oh Sew Tempting
/ January 16, 2013Thank you Deborah! Welcome to my blog
Avis x
Teje
/ January 16, 2013Hi Avis! Now it looks beautiful! I like it better with the new binding. But you had a lot of work to change it! I love your colours and the pattern is great! You said something about like minded … in the morning I had 5 min. and I wanted to mix the pinwheeles … I ordered them like chevrons but so that every half of chevron goes ‘one up’ = not > but like sik sak with colour and white .. I guess you can’t follow my thought but you’ll see.
What’s on your table now? x Teje
Oh Sew Tempting
/ January 16, 2013Oh yes I can follow what you mean Teje. Sounds great! My chevrons were almost pinwheels as they are made from half-square triangles but I’ve done a few of those now so I did chevrons this time
Next up for me is to quilt one of three charm pack tops I have waiting in a queue (box) 
Have fun Teje! Avis x
Diane-crewe
/ January 16, 2013well I think it looks great xx
Oh Sew Tempting
/ January 16, 2013Thank you Diane
knitnkwilt
/ January 16, 2013Like you, I hate to rip. But sometimes it is really worth it. And your plain binding works so much better.
Oh Sew Tempting
/ January 16, 2013I agree
I’m pleased I started again because I’m happy with it now 
Avis x
tartanpants
/ January 16, 2013Goodness Avis, I do wish I had your talent
That’s really lovely – are you keeping it for yourself?
Oh Sew Tempting
/ January 16, 2013Yes, all mine
Luckily I don’t have neighbours who pop in for a coffee and walk away with a quilt 
Sorry, I couldn’t resist after your sock-athon! This quilt is just triangles and strips sewn together so it is really easy to make. Thanks for your lovely comment 
Avis x
tartanpants
/ January 17, 2013mtetar
/ January 16, 2013Lovely!!! Great job of patience. Feel free to visit my blog, and view my award category for your nomination. Be Blessed, Mtetar
Oh Sew Tempting
/ January 16, 2013Ooooh! Thank you very much
I’ll pop over soon! Avis x
mtetar
/ January 16, 2013You’re welcome, and thanks in advance. Mtetar
rutigt
/ January 16, 2013I agree with you
It look much better with the new binding! It´s funny how some quilts doesn´t go with any binding you try and some fit at once!!! The binding is actually a very important part of the quilt 
Gun, Sweden
Oh Sew Tempting
/ January 16, 2013Usually, I lay a quilt on the floor with the binding draped around the edge before I attach it. Why didn’t I do that this time? I won’t forget next time
Avis x
claire93
/ January 16, 2013your patience paid off – it looks so much better with the new binding; Well done on a great finish
Oh Sew Tempting
/ January 16, 2013Thank you! I’ve learned that not only colours clash
If only I was more artistic….. Avis x
Patch
/ January 16, 2013Shame about all the work but I think you were right too. Consider it a learning curve
Oh Sew Tempting
/ January 16, 2013Oh, I’ve certainly learned! It’s so lucky that my favourite part of making a quilt is attaching the binding
Patch
/ January 16, 2013Ooooo and I think it’s gorgeous too!
Oh Sew Tempting
/ January 16, 2013Aw! Thank you
Occasional Crafter
/ January 17, 2013Very nice! You were right to change it – I don’t think it looked that bad, but I do know what it’s like working hard on something and feeling like you’ve let everything down at the end. Much better to suffer for an hour or two of fixing, than forever of the alternative!
Oh Sew Tempting
/ January 17, 2013I completely agree. It was worth the effort. I would have just put it in a cupboard and never looked at it again if I hadn’t changed it
MadeByYoursTruly
/ January 18, 2013Oh you have so much patience! I agree it was worth it, and it would have bugged me too. You made the right decision (just in case you needed my confirmation
) 
Oh Sew Tempting
/ January 18, 2013Thanks Truly! When fellow bloggers support each other, it spurs us all on to share more. I’m happy to tell all about my disasters just as much as the successes. Then we can all learn from my mistakes
It is good to know you are all out there! A problem shared is a problem halved. There’s two proverbs in one post 
Avis x
tinyinc
/ January 18, 2013love it!!
Oh Sew Tempting
/ January 18, 2013Thank you Tiny
Lynette
/ January 19, 2013It’s so pretty! Love your variation. I can’t imagine frogging off a binding, but it looks so SHARP with the new all-white one.
Oh Sew Tempting
/ January 19, 2013Thanks Lynette
It wasn’t too bad really. I was looking for “sharp” so I guess I did the right thing 
Avis x
skalabara
/ January 19, 2013Hi Avis, the binding is perfect now. I have also been experimenting with the different fabrics for quilt binding and usually a nice solid one wins. From my point of view it “calms down” the quilt pattern and gives it a nice frame. Barbora
Oh Sew Tempting
/ January 19, 2013Hi Barbora! Yes, I think I will probably stick to solids from now on. The more I think about what I did, the more I can’t understand it. It was so unlike me to choose a multi-coloured binding. Avis x
Elisabeth
/ January 19, 2013Dear Avis, I always enjoy reading your blog, so I’ve nominated you for a Liebster Award: http://e1preininger.wordpress.com/2013/01/19/liebster-award-part-2/. Feel free to join or to ignore it. Greetings from Vienna, Austria.
Oh Sew Tempting
/ January 19, 2013Hi Elisabeth, Thank you so much for thinking of my blog
On this occasion I will decline for two reasons. Firstly, I already have the Liebster one (different logo on right hand side of the page) and secondly, I was nominated for another award last week and I still need to post about that one. I hope you don’t mind. I tried to email you a couple of days ago but it was returned undelivered. Not sure whether your address is up to date. Avis x
Elisabeth
/ January 19, 2013It is all right, concerning the award. Thanks for caring. My mail adress is on the “about” page: e_preininger@yahoo.de. Maybe you got an “out of the office”-message in German from my office-address.
Oh Sew Tempting
/ January 19, 2013Thank you!!!! I’m sending you something in a few minutes
Avis xx
amysworlds
/ January 20, 2013good call! You’d have grown to dislike the quilt more and more if you weren’t happy with it to start with.
Oh Sew Tempting
/ January 20, 2013Thanks Amy. Yeah, I already didn’t like it so it would have got worse. Thankfully, it wasn’t something I couldn’t change
Avis x