Webbing . . . and A little bit of Waving!

I picked up my quilt last evening!  She trimmed it down to fit her quilting machine and did some really fancy designs on it.  I am attaching a photo that shows it without the edges bound.  Before picking up the quilt, I talked again to my quilter friend and asked how to bind (that's the big word for finishing the edges).  In a classroom, I would add the word to a spelling/vocabulary list as an important word to know, because it is the correct term to use in reference to this step.  My friend told me how to bind the edges, but I also thought I would ask this lady because she is also an expert and I can see a visual example as well as oral instruction.
"It is estimated that 40 - 65% of the population may be classified as visual learners. Visual learners learn best when concepts are presented in a graphical format" (Lamb). I am finding so much of my instruction on this project was oral that many times it was difficult to grasp the concept.  Sometimes it made me nervous, not wanting to make a mistake on my quilt.  I was also worried about the quilt being square.  I asked for suggestions on next time I make a quilt.  She assured me my quilt was very square.  She said she was surprised because many people who quilt all the time bring her quilts that are not square and she has to work very hard to make them line up on her machine.  I was happy to know that I was doing that correctly!  Encouragement goes a long way doesn't it? Putting myself in a student's shoes, I can see how that little bit of encouragement makes the student want to keep on going with the project.  I was nervous to take the quilt to her originally.  Embarrassed too.  Unsure.  That encouragement meant a lot!
Teachers should "link learning success to students' personal effort and ability." (Callison, The Blue Book, p. 440).

Image of unfinished edge of quilt.
Now it is time for BINDING.