One More Done!

Happy happy! Joy Joy!  My last unbound quilt is now bound.   The back of the quilt is a blue green, the front has a black background.  Sounds like it would be easy to pick out a binding material doesn't it?  I took a scrap of the backing with me to the store and chose a binding fabric. But, there was one little problem. One aspect was neglected.  The design fabric on the front is all "Asian style" prints with a number of colors.  When I auditioned the binding fabric, only one word came to mind: NO! - and it was in capital letters with a big exclamation point after it. Arrrgh!  Now what?  I decided to go through my stash fabrics again.
I had some in these two tote bags that I had "forgotten" about.

The lighter one doesn't look like there is much in it, or is there?

There are several yards folded onto comic book boards to make mini bolts.   This is where I found the magical fabric that worked perfectly.  It is a design by Jo Morton for Andover fabrics. Unfortunately the name escapes me at the moment.
Regardless, it was perfect for this quilt.

The stripes on the fabric were almost perfectly on grain.  This is something I have found to be very rare.
Now some of you may recognize this quilt.  You see, it has been languishing for a long time.  I started it and pieced the top in 2010.  I had it quilted in 2011.  Now in 2012, I am finally getting a binding on it.
The pattern for this is one I designed.  It is called Dance of the Japanese Lanterns. It is made using the chisel die for the Accuquilt Go! 55039 OR the Studio Die 50250 OR  Studio Die 50148.   There is also the option to cut a template. I have listed it again in my Etsy Store if you would like to get a copy of the PDF pattern.
I hope you are getting some projects finished too!