I keep striped fabrics on hand for putting narrow borders in kids quilts. I even have some circus stripe (primary colors) that runs on the diagonal. I love adding stripes for accents. Sorry, don't have any pictures.
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I keep striped fabrics on hand for putting narrow borders in kids quilts. I even have some circus stripe (primary colors) that runs on the diagonal. I love adding stripes for accents. Sorry, don't have any pictures.
The best fabric to work with would be one that looks like the stripes are on the diagonal, but are not. Have used that type of fabric for 1" borders, binding, etc. It would eliminate the problem w/the bias edges. This one is printed on the diangonal.
"Proud Parent of an American Airman"
This is one I did. It wasn't hard. I think it looks good.
Mary Ann
I believe that I once used diagonal striped fabric for a border, but the fabric was printed on the diagonal; otherwise you would be dealing with bias edges all along the sides of the quilt. I have used diagonal stripes on bias binding for quilts, which I think looks kinda neat.
no camera, but I've done it in the past. came out great.
did it also on a Christmas quilt in red and white. came out awesome.
if you want lay it out first and see how it looks.
put off till tomorrow what you can do today, and if you procrastinate long enough, you may never have to do it.
I have used stripes on several of my quilts, both as borders and binding, however I have not put them on the diagonal. I'm sure it would look good, just not an extra challenge I wish to give myself.
Linda Wedge White
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I used stripes on this T-shirt quilt. I only had a slight obstacle when I had to lengthen the side borders since there were three colors, gray, yellow and black. Had to do straight across join in order to keep the colors matched. The seam was almost not visible. The fabric was a diagonal stripe.
I still haven't quilted it, but here it is ...
Krystyna
Feel the fear and do it anyway!
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