The Last Bits

After procrastinating most of the morning and into the afternoon, I relented and started piecing the addendum to the quilt, a five inch border, including some pinwheels. Then I chose the hot pink cotton for the binding. Just right. It took 8 cuts to circumnavigate the edge.
I made up the bed and before I knew it the dawgs had jumped on it and took a nap. They were dry and only mildly dusty. This is going to be a functional quilt, no doubt about it. Very sturdily made, so no falling apart in the washing or drying. They always look so nice at first, before the pucker, and then ever so loved after the pucker ensues.
I must say that I am one of the few quilters who doesn't put love in every stitch. I just don't know how. It's a project to me, and now that it is done I am all ready to start on the next one.

The lovely mitered binding. Sewn on the back, turned and topstitched from the front. Now that I am 'allowed' to do it this way, I am never doing it from the front to back again. (see this post for binding tutorial ) Not a single pin was used in this binding, which is how I like it.
The finished product is 69x89ish" and that's good enough.
I have to admit I am not a fan of piecing. And the quilting is just OK to do, now that it is done in chunks with a walking foot. What used to excite me was the design, which never happened with this quilt. I am happy to have it as a blankie, but need to be more creative with my work...and the next one is not going to do the trick, the store sample,  as it must be simple enough for beginners, easily repeatable and nothing cuckoo about it.
I'm casting about for ideas on Flickr and Pinterest and hoping to strike gold soon. In the meantime I have to get in some knitting today or go nuts.
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A few days ago I cleaned and rearranged my studio so I could do all things easily in it, which was wishful thinking. I thought I could paint in the morning, quilt in the afternoon, and knit at night. Turns out I left out my personality, which is to focus on one thing until it is finished. Once the fabric is out, it is only fabric projects and the rest just sit untouched. O well.