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    Old 03-05-2014, 10:27 AM
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    Default Need help making a candy cane quilt border

    My 8 year old granddaughter, and budding artist, colored a gingerbread man on paper. She gave me the picture with a note attached, "please make a doll quilt out of this". If she lived near me I would have her help me, but alas I'm on my own.

    I have the brown gingerbread man on a red background (at her request). It is quilted and now looks fairly plain. I'd like make a candy cane border around the quilt. Any suggestions on how to go about making that type of border???

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    Old 03-05-2014, 10:31 AM
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    sew a little bitty red piece to a little bitty white piece, then to a little bitty red piece, then to a little bitty white piece....seriously, sew long strips of your choice width - red to white to red to white, you can do 6-8 strips, then cut in the width desired, and sew end to end until you have enough for your border.

    Or just use red/white striped fabric.....
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    Old 03-05-2014, 10:35 AM
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    bias binding using a red and white striped fabric will work. Cutting on the bias will give you that diagonal stripe.
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    Old 03-05-2014, 11:24 AM
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    Perhaps appliqué the candy canes scattered around on a solid border?
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    Old 03-05-2014, 11:52 AM
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    ​I agree with DebraK, red and white striped fabric cut on the bias for binding.
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    Old 03-05-2014, 12:59 PM
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    I would use red & white striped fabric cut on the bias. Will be so cute with your gingerbread man.
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    Old 03-05-2014, 01:01 PM
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    Similar to this diagram (Which was drawn for a piano key border) you can piece it if you still want a border instead of binding.
    Instead of straight cutting your cross strips, use one of the angle lines on your long ruler to angle the cuts. Join the strips for the length you need. Make your strip set from red and white of course.

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    Old 03-05-2014, 01:25 PM
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    Jan's idea is a good one. You can vary the width of the strips for a candy cane effect. Skinny and fat strips would look good together.
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    Old 03-05-2014, 01:29 PM
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    Thank you. Excellent ideas. By Jove! I think I've got it!!
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    Old 03-05-2014, 01:37 PM
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    Can hardly wait to see it!
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