Piano Keys Border?
#1
I've seen this border on several of your quilts and have been waiting to use this border. Can you tell me how long and wide each "key" should be? The quilt I'm working on is a baby quilt and should be about 35 inches square before adding the border. Each block is 7.5". Thanks.
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From my perspective, it depends on the piecing of the blocks in the quilt. I am probably not thinking in "quilt orthodoxy", but I like the overall look to be balanced. So I would audition several strip sizes against the quilt to see what I think looks best and then decide on the width and length of the keys. If the width and/or length of the strips overpower the blocks, I'd make them smaller. If the keys get lost next to the blocks, I'd try wider and/or longer strips. Just my opinion.
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Originally Posted by 2 Doods
I have made them where the keys are not all the same width. No rules!
"It's my quilt. I'll do what I want to."
Jan in VA
#7
I agree with auditioning a few different widths to see what works for your quilt, you don't want ti to get lost, but you also don't want it to overpower (which can happen very easily). Good luck!!
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