I just finished the top of my Southwest quilt. This is a pattern called Navajo by Blanche Young. The pattern was for a full/queen sized quilt, and I proportioned it down to fit a twin bed. My plan was to make two of these. They are for one room in my house.
Well, I put the top on one of the beds, trying to decide if I wanted a border, and not enough of the design is on top of the bed, it doesn't look "pretty." Only the center diamond really shows. I could have done a Trip around the World for this effect, and it would have been easier.
I want the whole design to show better, so I have decided to enlarge the quilt to fit on a queen sized bed in another room. So now I have to get the quilt back to the size the pattern started at.
I figure that to make it fit the bed the way I want, I need to add 12 inches on each side.
The question is....should I extend the pattern. Is that the best way to do it? I will still want a border....I like borders. So I would extend it some and then add a thin border and then a wider border.
Is there any way that 12 inches of border would look okay? That would certainly be easier.
My son tells me not to rush into this decision, but I am at the stage where I just want this project done. I have plenty of fabric, as I was planning on making a second quilt.
So, how would you add 12 inches per side? (I can't believe I am now trying to get the quilt back to the size the pattern said. You wouldn't believe how much math I had to use to make it smaller!!)
Dina