This is what I do for fun

I take a pieced top that I finished putting together a while ago.




I cut backing and batting and then I quilt it on the machine. Then, I attach the binding and sew it down by hand.



The excitement mounts. Since this fabric wasn't pre-washed, there's some uncertainty. Will the colors run? Will the runner shrink? How much?




Low and behold, the colors didn't run (I put a dye catcher in the load just in case, but it came out still white). It did shrink, just a little, but cotton batting will do that.



And there you have it. I'm ready for Christmas in July.