The word NOT should be spelled KNOT for this finish, and it was in danger of NOT being finished.
I bought a new spool of Cotton and Steel thread in a warm brown to blend with the binding on this quilt. I've bought that brand before and had great results. But KNOT this time!!! Can you see the big KNOT circled in blue on the left side of my picture. I'm not exaggerating when I say that every few inches - yes inches - of hand stitching I would end up with a knot like this one. And that was WITH the thread conditioner (wax). It took me 3 times as long as it should have to hand stitch this binding down.
So, finally the hand stitching is finished and I can check this quilt off the UFO list, and the PHD list. And subtract a bunch of yardage from the stash tracking totals. It's only 58 by 66, and I'm thankful it wasn't any larger because I might have never gotten that hand stitching done.
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Congrats on another finish for the week. You are definitely on a roll. Sorry about the thread. Some spools just don't seem to know how to behave!
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