Grandmothers Flower Garden Quilt
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Grandmothers Flower Garden Quilt
I am relatively new to quilting, started 7 years ago. My latest project is a Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt. So far I have completed 62 flowers that are 12" each that I have sewn together with a row of solid white hexagons between each flower.
Now my dilemma, what should I do to finish the sides. Should I do a bias binding around each hexagon? This sounds hard to me!!! I noticed some people add several rows of white hexagons then use a ruler to square the four side off.
I have also seen some use an insert of fabric along all four corners blocking off the hexagons. I cannot understand how this is done. I am making this quilt for my grandson but will also be entering it in my guilds quilt show in March of 2013.
The second questions is how to quilt it. A local quilt show that has a long arm said I should hand quilt it. What are your thoughts???
Frustrated in Texas!!!!!!!
Now my dilemma, what should I do to finish the sides. Should I do a bias binding around each hexagon? This sounds hard to me!!! I noticed some people add several rows of white hexagons then use a ruler to square the four side off.
I have also seen some use an insert of fabric along all four corners blocking off the hexagons. I cannot understand how this is done. I am making this quilt for my grandson but will also be entering it in my guilds quilt show in March of 2013.
The second questions is how to quilt it. A local quilt show that has a long arm said I should hand quilt it. What are your thoughts???
Frustrated in Texas!!!!!!!
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I'm working on one right now that sounds similar. I plan to add solid strips to the sides as a border so I have a square to work with.
Traditionally they are hand quilted. I will probably either machine quilt mine myself or have a LA quilt it. I know I suck at hand quilting
Just remember, its your quilt and you get final say.
Traditionally they are hand quilted. I will probably either machine quilt mine myself or have a LA quilt it. I know I suck at hand quilting
Just remember, its your quilt and you get final say.
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I don't understand what you mean by adding a solid strip to the sides. Do you just line the solid strip to the ending edge of the last row of hexagons or do you square off the last row of hexagons then ad the solid strip? I am a lefty and a visual person!!
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My mom picked up a flower garden top for me at an antique store with all the edges unfinished. I basted under the raw edges and then took a wide border strip and put it up under each side, basted it together and sewed them on with top stitching. It showed off the edging, which I thought it was prettier than just trimming blocks off straight. This might not be the proper method, but it worked for me.
Wish I had it with me, I'd post it to show you. Good Luck!
Wish I had it with me, I'd post it to show you. Good Luck!
#5
Just think of a plain strip of fabric to make the border.
Last edited by bookworm; 02-23-2012 at 07:15 AM.
#6
Don't square off the edges. Use facing to finish the quilt rather than binding. Here's a demo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwPe_84GBfY
I think that GFG looks much more finished and elegant when you use facing to bind it. The edges make people think that you did something very difficult. Yet it's quicker and easier than any other method, and it lays perfectly flat.
I think that GFG looks much more finished and elegant when you use facing to bind it. The edges make people think that you did something very difficult. Yet it's quicker and easier than any other method, and it lays perfectly flat.
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Don't square off the edges. Use facing to finish the quilt rather than binding. Here's a demo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwPe_84GBfY
I think that GFG looks much more finished and elegant when you use facing to bind it. The edges make people think that you did something very difficult. Yet it's quicker and easier than any other method, and it lays perfectly
flat.
I think that GFG looks much more finished and elegant when you use facing to bind it. The edges make people think that you did something very difficult. Yet it's quicker and easier than any other method, and it lays perfectly
flat.
#10
Don't square off the edges. Use facing to finish the quilt rather than binding. Here's a demo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwPe_84GBfY
I think that GFG looks much more finished and elegant when you use facing to bind it. The edges make people think that you did something very difficult. Yet it's quicker and easier than any other method, and it lays perfectly flat.
I think that GFG looks much more finished and elegant when you use facing to bind it. The edges make people think that you did something very difficult. Yet it's quicker and easier than any other method, and it lays perfectly flat.
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