I did it. Chookshed challenge is completed. Sashiko

 Yes, I did it. I started this quilt back in 2014. https://jobutterfield.blogspot.com/2014/02/sashiko-with-jane-macdonald.html

   It was with Jane MacDonald on a sewing cruise around New Zealand. It was so much fun about 12 years ago and it is finally finished.

I did do a simple machine quilting in the ditch as I didn’t want to take anything away from the sashiko. Next up was the binding decision. I didn’t want to frame the quilt and have always wanted to try a facing. After watching a few tutorials I decided on this one. You sew corner triangles to cover the ends of the side pieces. 

When folded over it looks very neat without a heap of bulk in the corners.

So I spent a couple of days hand stitching the facing down.

Next up I knew it needed a little bit more to lift is. It was supposed to be tied with red thread in the corners around the smaller blocks but as mine were all different sizes I decided to do some hand quilting with the red thread.

I put some masking tape, which was cut at 1/4”, around each block and went ahead with a running stitch

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I think it has worked out great. Just enough colour added. 

The backing was a Japanese print from my stash. Not enough of one so I had 2 * 1 metre pieces in similar colours. I had just enough to get all the facing too. 

I am so thrilled it is now completed 14 years later. 

Thanks to Deana & Chooky for the push with 

Jane’s finished quilt.