Binding Options for Parsonsfield

I finished quilting Parsonsfield and now it's ready for a binding.  But what color?

I thought of red first, because there are seven fabrics in the top with small, red prints.  Then I thought maybe stripes would be good.  If only I had a red and cream striped fabric.  But this is such a busy little quilt.  Maybe just cream/off-white would be best.  Decisions, decisions.

This is another view of the binding options.  I think red would draw attention to itself and cream would blend into the quilt.

This will be my first completely finished quilt for the year when I finally get the binding stitched.

Our climbing rose bush is in bloom and it's laden with flowers.  My phone's camera makes them look a little garish but they really are a beautiful rosy red.  And they smell delightful, too.

I don't know much about taking care of roses. This one's canes arch and bend toward the sidewalk and driveway and we have to walk around it to avoid its thorns. I thought of cutting it but that would reduce the roses by nearly half. Maybe it needs tied back toward the house somehow.

We have honeysuckle blooming, too.  I adore it's gragrance and am enveloped in it when I step outside.  Sadly, it began blooming in June, on the very day summer's heat intruded itself into the last several weeks of spring.  So it's too hot to open the windows for its fragrance to waft inside.

I loved our long, slow, cool spring.  I wilt in hot weather and always hope spring will last longer.  Some years, summer weather begins in March, or April, and we get hit with the heat when we walk outside.  This year's spring was, in my opinion, perfect!

I'm linking this post to Finished (or not) Friday at Alycia Quilts.  You should click through to her blog to see her beautiful newborn colt.  Well, you could also see her newly finished quilt (which is really grand (but not as grand as a newborn bold)) and see links to others' post.

I hope you're having a good Friday and will have a good weekend, too.

--Nancy.