update & pics on Help, I need some encouragement
#1
Super Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Michigan
Posts: 3,334
I ask for help 10 days ago and you all came through. So I'm asking for suggestions now. I measured this lap quilt and it is 51" square. Is that going to be big enough for an 8 year old, or should I add some more border to make it 55" or even 60"? And I've been thinking about the color fabric for binding..... what do you all think about black to kind of finish it all off?
#2
You could take some of the fabric you used in the butterflies and make it into a rail for the outside border.
Cut the rails 2.5 wide and length of around 8" or what you think, I can't really judge the size.
I think it adds color and interest to the quilt. I also have varied the width.
Beautiful quilt! Enjoy.
Cut the rails 2.5 wide and length of around 8" or what you think, I can't really judge the size.
I think it adds color and interest to the quilt. I also have varied the width.
Beautiful quilt! Enjoy.
#7
Ii had this problem and made a top and bottom border of 8" blocks out of leftovers from the quilt. This got rid of the square so DGD knew where the top and bottom were. Then I put a 3" border around the entire quilt, black would be good here as they sometimes have grubby hands no matter how hard we try and this at least makes them not so glaring. Then the binding, always dark for kids as the chew on it, suck on it, twiddle it, etc.
#8
Originally Posted by suezquilts
You could take some of the fabric you used in the butterflies and make it into a rail for the outside border.
Cut the rails 2.5 wide and length of around 8" or what you think, I can't really judge the size.
I think it adds color and interest to the quilt. I also have varied the width.
Beautiful quilt! Enjoy.
Cut the rails 2.5 wide and length of around 8" or what you think, I can't really judge the size.
I think it adds color and interest to the quilt. I also have varied the width.
Beautiful quilt! Enjoy.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
goldendog55
Pictures
64
11-19-2010 03:52 PM
MNQuilter
General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
27
03-05-2010 10:49 AM