How to replicate this border when machine sewing
12-07-2016, 06:08 PM
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Here's a tutorial for an hourglass unit:
http://www.generations-quilt-pattern...ilt-block.html
Remember that the patch will be on point.
http://www.generations-quilt-pattern...ilt-block.html
Remember that the patch will be on point.
12-07-2016, 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Peckish
The 3/4 brown square is simply 3 triangles. If you look carefully you can see the seams. The toughest part of sewing it is managing the Y seams.
12-07-2016, 10:14 PM
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I misunderstood - sorry. Here's what I would do - Make your borders A & B by machine, leaving the ends like a mitred corner (indicated by blue lines), add a 1/4 size triangle C to A section as shown, then join the 2nd border (red line) - easy.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]563327[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]563327[/ATTACH]
12-09-2016, 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by cjsews
Ok if you look at the rows on the diagonal you can see it better Add the quarter square to the Half sq before sewing it to the last yellow square in that row
12-09-2016, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by cashs_mom
You're right, Peggi. You can see it very easily in the first pic.
12-09-2016, 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Gay
I misunderstood - sorry. Here's what I would do - Make your borders A & B by machine, leaving the ends like a mitred corner (indicated by blue lines), add a 1/4 size triangle C to A section as shown, then join the 2nd border (red line) - easy. Thank you , thank you! That makes perfect sense. Appreciate your time!
[ATTACH=CONFIG]563327[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]563327[/ATTACH]
12-09-2016, 12:08 PM
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For those of you asking about what I was doing it is a quilt called Out of the Blue by Marg Sampson George. Ive lost part of the instruction and could not figure out the border attachment This is my first appliqué after working up a lot of nerve Adding pom pons to give the bunny a serape 
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