Books,websites about borders. Need recommendations
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Books,websites about borders. Need recommendations
Have you run across any web articles, you tubes or books about borders that are worth reading, buying? I thought about the craftsy class but didn't get good recommendations on that. Thanks
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Did you want to make a pieced border?? If so, I have two books in my library that I have found useful. They are both by Patchwork Place. One is called THE BORDER WORKBOOK by Janet Kime and the other is PAINLESS BORDERS by Sally Schneider.
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Here's one from Quilter's Cache. http://www.quilterscache.com/B/Borders.html There are 19 different borders.
I'm doing the braided border to go a rug that I am making.
I'm doing the braided border to go a rug that I am making.
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well I am going to contradict the recommendations on the Craftsy borders class you received. I think the Winnie Fleming class was great with lots of examples and the class materials are an excellent resource.
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If you're just looking for information on how to construct borders, I'd go with a book or video. I have the Janet Kime book mentioned by ManiacQuilter2 and it's good, but very basic. The complete title is The Border Workbook: Easy Speed-Pieced & Foundation-Pieced Borders.
A more complete reference book that covers both design and construction considerations might be Pieced Borders: The Complete Resource by Judy Martin and Marsha McCloskey but you may have to get it from a library as it's a 1994 book.
http://www.amazon.com/Pieced-Borders.../dp/0929589033
If you're primarily looking for advice on how to choose borders that best compliment the body of a quilt, I'd look for a class. You're apt to get more of the design aspect than you'd get elsewhere. Quilt University had a great free class on borders, but that's no longer an option and I know nothing about the Craftsy class.
A more complete reference book that covers both design and construction considerations might be Pieced Borders: The Complete Resource by Judy Martin and Marsha McCloskey but you may have to get it from a library as it's a 1994 book.
http://www.amazon.com/Pieced-Borders.../dp/0929589033
If you're primarily looking for advice on how to choose borders that best compliment the body of a quilt, I'd look for a class. You're apt to get more of the design aspect than you'd get elsewhere. Quilt University had a great free class on borders, but that's no longer an option and I know nothing about the Craftsy class.
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