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Quilt border advice
Know this is in wrong section, can't post on main.
I'm almost ready to attach my seminole border. I would normally measure through the center of quilt and use that measurement to cut my border. I'm thinking this to death (sigh), will this work, how do I deal with the corners. |
I am not much help because I give myself a cheater strip when planning a intricate border. A cheater strip is a plain border. I decide on how wide to make it between my quilt and the pieced border after laying it out. If I need a little more space I make the strip wider. A little less space, I trim it down. My quilt, my rules.
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With my flying geese, I used cornerstones in the corners, well, I meant to, at least. Two didn't make it so the geese sort of collide. With my braided border, I used a dark strip to separate the braids at the corners. Mitering wouldn't work like you do with piano keys. [ATTACH=CONFIG]351654[/ATTACH]
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It looks beautiful.
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Don't quite understand your question. It is absolutely fabulous and I can't find a problem with the borders. Maybe I am looking at something that you have underneath that gorgeous quilt and thinking that the borders are on.
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Originally Posted by Tartan
(Post 5397083)
I am not much help because I give myself a cheater strip when planning a intricate border. A cheater strip is a plain border. I decide on how wide to make it between my quilt and the pieced border after laying it out. If I need a little more space I make the strip wider. A little less space, I trim it down. My quilt, my rules.
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I would measure from the center. That does make sense. You add the sides. Then you measure again and add the top and bottom.
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yes sometimes putting a skinny inner border to make the pieced one fit is fine. much better than having to cut your pieced border too much where it doesn't look right.
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Are you maybe asking if it should be mitered at 45 degrees? That quilt that is pictured is very pretty.
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Its very pretty!
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