Adding borders to my Hexie quilt
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Adding borders to my Hexie quilt
Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me. I have made a Hexie quilt with a white base fabric but want to add coloured borders. I just can't work out how to join the two pieces. Do I make hexies in the same colour as the border fabric or do I appliqué the hexies onto the borders. The reason for adding borders is that I want to practice some fmq. Any help would be appreciated - there is always someone with wisdom to share. Thanks in advance.
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I appliqued my first quilt onto the borders and had issues at the corners.....
In the second, I left the outside of the pieces (elongated hexies) "open" -- that is I didn't fold them over (or I unfolded them) so I would have a straight line to be able to sew the seam via the machine. I tended to like the 2nd better because I got much straighter/flatter seams. I haven't FMQ'd it yet, but it is next in the queue.
In the second, I left the outside of the pieces (elongated hexies) "open" -- that is I didn't fold them over (or I unfolded them) so I would have a straight line to be able to sew the seam via the machine. I tended to like the 2nd better because I got much straighter/flatter seams. I haven't FMQ'd it yet, but it is next in the queue.
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