It's A Holly Jolly Halloween?

 I know that it's only

about 5 weeks until the holidays,

but I just had my 

Halloween quilt 

 quilted,

And I just couldn't put away

partially done. 

So,

the next step was to create the scalloped edge.

I drew the edge on freezer paper

so that the design fit the border of the quilt,

and using a blue chalk-a-liner,

 marked the outside edge.

I decided to stay-stitch a scant 1/4" from 

the chalk line before I cut it.

 Somehow that seemed safer.

 I really liked the

 new edge.

I had previously picked out the binding,

but now I wasn't quite sure if it was what I wanted or not.

Here's what I was trying to decide.

Of course, I had picked the orange and black. 

It was the safe choice, 

but somehow the

black and white dots seemed to fit the 

nature of the quilt better.

So that's what I used for the binding.

It fit the whimsical look of the front of the quilt

and even went with the wild backing I had chosen. 

Sometimes you have to go with your instincts

and do what makes you smile.

I should lean in that direction more often. 

So while I was in my unconventional mindset,

and the fact, that I still couldn't find any black 

rick rack to use with the last border,

I went a different direction.

How about purple?

These are the new colors 

modern quilters are using for this holiday.

And I guess I did too.

Until Next Time-