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How to make a scallops for a border

Old 08-19-2010, 12:18 PM
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I made a baby quilt with a satin scalloped border, and several people have asked how I did it. This is my first post for a tutorial. I hope you will be able to understand my directions.

First,I cut strips of blanket binding into 6 inch strips. I alternated pink and white.

Then I sewed, with a basting stitch on my machine, two semi circles close together (about 1/8th of an inch apart) This must be done with a basting stitch, or it could be done by hand. Note the fold of the binding is away from the semi circles. I sewed this with contrasting thread so that, hopefully, it will show up in the pictures. But ordinarily I would use thread the same color as my fabric.

Here I pulled the top two threads to create a gather to the center. This is repeated on the other side.
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Here both sides have been gathered. I used pins to wind the top threads around so they would stay in place until I could stitch them with my machine.
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Here I have used a zig-zag stitch to hold the gathers in place.
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I trimmed off the "tails". and Now it is ready to be attached to your border like you would a prairie point.
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Finished border!
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Finished quilt. :o)
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Old 08-19-2010, 12:25 PM
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Thank you for showing us how you made this beautiful border :D:D:D
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Old 08-19-2010, 12:56 PM
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very pretty
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Old 08-19-2010, 02:31 PM
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Thanks so much, this is the first page I have bookmarked since joining this site. It's such a unique idea, and I hope to use it myself some day! Thanks for taking the time to teach us!
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Old 08-19-2010, 02:47 PM
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That's a beautiful border.
I've bookmarked it.
Thanks for taking the time to do the tute.
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This is one pretty quilt and just look at all the tactual stimulus in those fabrics!
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That border is beautiful! Perfect for a baby girl!
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What a cute border. I love it. Thanks for the tutorial.
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What a great border and a wonderful tute. I'm trying that on my next baby quilt.
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This is so cute! Thank you for showing us how you made it :)
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