Border on a circle
08-27-2013, 08:29 AM
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Border on a circle
I have just made the chrysanthemum quilt. When I have finished the circular section it is exactly the size of my round dining table but it needs a border. I can put the binding on bu how do you put a 2inch border rounds a curve.?
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08-27-2013, 11:36 AM
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When I did it on this quilt:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...r-t189285.html
I drafted the circle out using a metal tape measure and my DH help. I had him hold the zero end at the corner of a big piece of cardboard. I held my sharpie pen at the measurement I wanted then drug the pen and tape measure across the cardboard with DH holding the zero at the corner. I had a wonderful quarter round. Then I did it again for my outside arc. I cut out my template and used that to cut out my fabric. don't forget to include your 1/4" seam allowance! I sewed the four units together then carefully pinned to my center star and prayed it would work! It did. Not sure I would want to do it this way again but it turned out great.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...r-t189285.html
I drafted the circle out using a metal tape measure and my DH help. I had him hold the zero end at the corner of a big piece of cardboard. I held my sharpie pen at the measurement I wanted then drug the pen and tape measure across the cardboard with DH holding the zero at the corner. I had a wonderful quarter round. Then I did it again for my outside arc. I cut out my template and used that to cut out my fabric. don't forget to include your 1/4" seam allowance! I sewed the four units together then carefully pinned to my center star and prayed it would work! It did. Not sure I would want to do it this way again but it turned out great.
08-27-2013, 05:14 PM
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Why not trying making your binding wide enough to be your narrow border?
Cut it on the bias as you would any bias binding.
Cut it 4.5" wide, fold in half, sew to the BACK with a 1/4" inch seam at the edge of the backing and batting that you have trimmed to the finished size quilt you want.
Fold to the front of the quilt, covering the batting that is about 1.5" wider than the finished top, and sew down right near the edge of the pieced top.
The bias will allow you to get around the curves.
Jan in VA
Cut it on the bias as you would any bias binding.
Cut it 4.5" wide, fold in half, sew to the BACK with a 1/4" inch seam at the edge of the backing and batting that you have trimmed to the finished size quilt you want.
Fold to the front of the quilt, covering the batting that is about 1.5" wider than the finished top, and sew down right near the edge of the pieced top.
The bias will allow you to get around the curves.
Jan in VA
08-27-2013, 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Jan in VA
Why not trying making your binding wide enough to be your narrow border?
Cut it on the bias as you would any bias binding.
Cut it 4.5" wide, fold in half, sew to the BACK with a 1/4" inch seam at the edge of the backing and batting that you have trimmed to the finished size quilt you want.
Fold to the front of the quilt, covering the batting that is about 1.5" wider than the finished top, and sew down right near the edge of the pieced top.
The bias will allow you to get around the curves.
Jan in VA
Cut it on the bias as you would any bias binding.
Cut it 4.5" wide, fold in half, sew to the BACK with a 1/4" inch seam at the edge of the backing and batting that you have trimmed to the finished size quilt you want.
Fold to the front of the quilt, covering the batting that is about 1.5" wider than the finished top, and sew down right near the edge of the pieced top.
The bias will allow you to get around the curves.
Jan in VA
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