Working on WIPs

For the last several days I've been rocking the WIPs.  Before I left town I had sewn the binding on the really big peace quilt and in one day pieced the backing for the liberated coin quilt as well as basted and quilted it.  That's a record for me.

I really want to bring these two quilts to my retreat for show and tell and am determined to finish them before Friday.  Both of those quilts took up an entire carryon bag!  I guess the batting really does add to the bulk!  Even if I get them both finished, I don't know whether I will be able to take them to the retreat since I need to find room for my sewing machine.

Regardless, it is good motivation for me to finish these WIPs.  I started working on the Peace, Love and Happiness at last year's retreat and showed the Liberated Coin quilt to the girls and asked for advice on sashing, etc. so would be nice to have them completed.

The hand stitching on the binding is complete on the Peace quilt.  I found several scenic places for stitching including this deck with a view of the mountains.
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Here it is fresh out of the dryer all crinkled and soft.

Today I pulled out the Liberated quilt from my carryon, trimmed it, pieced the binding and attached the binding to the front.

Here's a picture of the backing which shows the quilting.

My husband wanted to go fly fishing so being the good wife that I am, I accompanied him with my Liberated quilt in tow.  I hand stitched part of the binding river side while my husband fished.

We found these adirondack chairs conveniently located beside the river bank and I hung out there for several hours stitching while my husband did his fishing.  I even found a bathroom spot in a secluded area ;-)

 If you know me at all, you know that I must have been in the woods quite a long time to use this bathroom!