“There are lots of different ways to finish the edge of a quilt, some traditional, some anarchicaçy new.” There are lots of different ways to finish the edge of a quilt, some traditional, some anarchically new, and I am happy to embrace anything that does the job and looks good to the maker. As I’m forever saying, we make these quilts for our own pleasure and fulfilment, not for anyone else’s, least of all for a judge at a quilt show. Remember, most people will say “that’s nice”, sometimes just out of politeness, and then move on. “Ah, but,” we say, clinging to their coat-tails, “look at how badly I’ve done this bit”… We’re always aware of where we feel we’ve failed, where the effect in our dream-mind somehow has…
