Are borders quilted?
08-10-2012, 02:34 PM
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I think it depends on how wide they are. Borders up to 1" can usually get away without quilting. I feel anything wider needs it. I also try to keep the amount of quilting even throughout the entire quilt so it will lay flat. A heavily quilted quilt needs quilted borders.
08-10-2012, 05:56 PM
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The border should have the same level of quilting as the rest, or it won't lie flat. One time, I made the mistake of just doing straight stitching parallel to the edges. That did not help. If I am doing plain straight quilting across the quilt, I continue it through the border. That is minimal quilting, but works. Most often, I use the border to make it's own statement, a feathered wreath, a wave pattern, a vine, or whatever. Even just a wavy line works.
08-11-2012, 05:45 AM
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there are plenty of templates that can be used for borders. you might want to refer to those. i would quilt to the edges also.
I'm finishing my first quilt for my neice. The quilting is a combination of machine and hand stitching and there is a three inch border around the quilt. Are quilt borders typically quilted? Or do they remain unstitched? Or is it just up to the quilter? I can't decide if it will look ok without the stitching but I'm trying to finish it up for her first birthday and I'm running out of time.
I appreciate any advice you can offer.
I appreciate any advice you can offer.
08-11-2012, 08:23 PM
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