Quilt borders
#4
On quilts that I make, I usually add borders.
I've bought a lot of vintage tops on eBay, though and out of the 8 that I can remember, only 2 had borders. One was a narrow 2" border around a brown and peach Drunkard's Path and the other is about a 6" border of yellow around a full-size Dresden Plate appliqued onto white muslin.
The rest of them have no borders - none of them have sashing and cornerstones, either.
I've bought a lot of vintage tops on eBay, though and out of the 8 that I can remember, only 2 had borders. One was a narrow 2" border around a brown and peach Drunkard's Path and the other is about a 6" border of yellow around a full-size Dresden Plate appliqued onto white muslin.
The rest of them have no borders - none of them have sashing and cornerstones, either.
#6
I like the vintage look of no borders on things like Civil War, Underground Railrod, etc. But I've seen ones with borders that are just as pretty. It just depends on the quilt. If you listen to your quilt, it will tell you if you should use borders or not. The two of you discuss it, try out the different looks and see what works.
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