Border ideas
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I'm finallly getting around to putting the borders on my Carpenter's Star quilt. All I can think of is 3 small borders with 9 patch corner stones.Anyone have suggestions/ideas. Also color for borders as I only have the blue fabric, so need to introduce other colors. :oops:
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very pretty. Always liked carpenters frame.
hmmm ... if you can't get more of the yellow, I'd start with a narrow blue border, then a pieced border in blue and white (flying geese or perhaps even a checkerboard). Bind in blue.
If you can get more yellow .. narrow blue border. narrow white border. pieced yellow and blue border. narrow white border. bind in blue.
hmmm ... if you can't get more of the yellow, I'd start with a narrow blue border, then a pieced border in blue and white (flying geese or perhaps even a checkerboard). Bind in blue.
If you can get more yellow .. narrow blue border. narrow white border. pieced yellow and blue border. narrow white border. bind in blue.
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I agree with both DogHouseMom and ube quilting. While their answers are a little different from each other, they're on the same track - the right one, I think.
I also highly recommend spending some time looking a pictures of quilts, here on this board, in quilting shows, in books, etc. I think you'll quickly develop of sense of what you like best.
I also highly recommend spending some time looking a pictures of quilts, here on this board, in quilting shows, in books, etc. I think you'll quickly develop of sense of what you like best.
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I have a picture of one with a braided border. It looks great, but I think I'm going to do the curling ribbon from quilterscache on mine. http://www.quilterscache.com/P/PyramidBorder.html
Here's 86 pages - the braided on is on page three. I like the pyramids, too.http://www.google.com/search?q=carpe...2&ved=0CFkQsAQ
Here's 86 pages - the braided on is on page three. I like the pyramids, too.http://www.google.com/search?q=carpe...2&ved=0CFkQsAQ
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I don't have an answer for your borders since I'm fairly new at all of this. But...........
I wanted to tell you that I love the quilt pattern and the work that you did. You quilt looks like it is 3D and to me that is so cool looking.
I wanted to tell you that I love the quilt pattern and the work that you did. You quilt looks like it is 3D and to me that is so cool looking.
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Originally Posted by LindaM49
I don't have an answer for your borders since I'm fairly new at all of this. But...........
I wanted to tell you that I love the quilt pattern and the work that you did. You quilt looks like it is 3D and to me that is so cool looking.
I wanted to tell you that I love the quilt pattern and the work that you did. You quilt looks like it is 3D and to me that is so cool looking.
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Originally Posted by irishrose
I have a picture of one with a braided border. It looks great, but I think I'm going to do the curling ribbon from quilterscache on mine. http://www.quilterscache.com/P/PyramidBorder.html
Here's 86 pages - the braided on is on page three. I like the pyramids, too.http://www.google.com/search?q=carpe...2&ved=0CFkQsAQ
Here's 86 pages - the braided on is on page three. I like the pyramids, too.http://www.google.com/search?q=carpe...2&ved=0CFkQsAQ
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Originally Posted by ube quilting
I will suggest a very narrow black border to stop the quilt and then a medium gold 3" and a 5 or 6" blue in the same tone as the quilt.
Very nice top !
Very nice top !
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