Border width
#2
Some patterns will give a size for the border. I tend to go by personal choice. I actually like more than one border. Some times I put a thin one.. say it finishes at 2" and then a wide one that finishes at 6". It really just depends on what I have so far on the top. I rarely determine my border width until everything else is put together.
Barb C.
Barb C.
#4
Originally Posted by Becky Robinson
Thanks! I'm making this one up as I go along .
For me, that is the most fun way to quilt. A friend calls it doing a Round Robin by yourself! LOL! Can't wait to see the finished project. Barb C
#6
They offer a free class at Quilt University that addresses the very question of how wide to make the borders and what design to choose. I found it somewhat helpful, ande it does not take that much time to study.
http://www.quiltuniversity.com/registrar_free.htm
http://www.quiltuniversity.com/registrar_free.htm
#8
I always look at the quilt to see if it needs to be a little bigger or smaller then what I first thought and adjust the border accordingly. Has saved me more then once when I miscaulated the size.
Isn't that what borders are for to help adjust your errors.
Isn't that what borders are for to help adjust your errors.
#9
:D I LOVE IT! The QUILT POLICE!!! I am glad someone else has run into this. I make quilts and other primitive items without any patterns or instruction. They are my inventions and I love them. Isn't that really all that matters; having a good time, relaxing and enjoying ones self? :D
#10
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You could just fold your fabric the width you think you would like and place it under your top to see if you like it, before you make that cut, that won't let you go back.
What is pleasing to your eye is what is important.
Joyce
What is pleasing to your eye is what is important.
Joyce
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