Originally Posted by cc
Absolutely lovely! I want to add a very narrow strip border like the purple in your quilt to a project I'm working on. Can you share any tips on how to apply such a narrow strip and keep it even and straight? Thanks!
Here's how I do it, this is a slight variation on the instructions in the One Block Wonder book. I cut 4 strips 7/8" wide, one for each side of the quilt, it's OK to join strips together, they're so skinny. Then you sew the strip to your quilt as you would any border, 1/4" seam and press the seam towards the skinny border, do all four sides the same,opposite sides first. Then when I join the outer border, I line up the left side of my piecing foot (which is 3/8" wide) with the stitching line, this ensures that the skinny stays a straight 3/8" inch wide. Hope this is clear, if not, let me know and I can try to explain better! :-D