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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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Thank you for showing us how you made this beautiful border :D:D:D

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!

That's a beautiful border.
I've bookmarked it.
Thanks for taking the time to do the tute.

This is one pretty quilt and just look at all the tactual stimulus in those fabrics!

That border is beautiful! Perfect for a baby girl!

What a cute border. I love it. Thanks for the tutorial.

What a great border and a wonderful tute. I'm trying that on my next baby quilt.

This is so cute! Thank you for showing us how you made it :)