1 1/2 scrap Strip quilt - finished pics at post 88
05-05-2010, 04:56 PM
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[Trying to decide if I should add borders?
Any suggestions? yes - no????
I think you should just bind it with no border. Sometimes a border is totally unnecessary. I think this is one of those times. I was just looking over a really great book " The Modern Quilt Workshop" by Weeks Ringle and her DH Bill Kerr. She says that she rarely uses borders, that the only time a border should be added is when it will add interest to the quilt. If it's already a beautiful quilt it will be better to extend the blocks right to the edge and leave it alone.
I've been thinking about that myself lately.
8-)
Any suggestions? yes - no????
I think you should just bind it with no border. Sometimes a border is totally unnecessary. I think this is one of those times. I was just looking over a really great book " The Modern Quilt Workshop" by Weeks Ringle and her DH Bill Kerr. She says that she rarely uses borders, that the only time a border should be added is when it will add interest to the quilt. If it's already a beautiful quilt it will be better to extend the blocks right to the edge and leave it alone.
I've been thinking about that myself lately.
8-)
05-05-2010, 08:59 PM
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it's so much fun, why stop there? i would find a stripey fabric and make a border with the stripes going in the other direction. only a few inches all around, maybe 2", and it becomes a part of the overall design. it would really knock your socks off.
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