How would you quilt/embroider....
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How would you quilt/embroider....
...a mitered border? I'm looking for suggestions.
I have just completed piecing a Radiant Star (Lone Star) quilt with corner stars, 2 inch wide diamond strip borders & 6 inch wide plain borders. There are also plain extention panels that match the plain borders. The quilt measures 102 x 92. I plan to do Stitch in the Ditch for a lot of it. I plan on doing machine embroidery feather patterns in the plain borders, large triangles around the main star & extension panels. My 6 inch wide plain borders have mitered corners. The 2 inch wide diamond borders have corner stones. There are 2 sets of 2 inch diamond borders & 2 sets of 6 inch plain borders on each side of the quilt.
Should I do SID on the miter corner & not do a corner embroidery design or not do SID & do a corner embroidery design?
Thanks,
Feather3
I have just completed piecing a Radiant Star (Lone Star) quilt with corner stars, 2 inch wide diamond strip borders & 6 inch wide plain borders. There are also plain extention panels that match the plain borders. The quilt measures 102 x 92. I plan to do Stitch in the Ditch for a lot of it. I plan on doing machine embroidery feather patterns in the plain borders, large triangles around the main star & extension panels. My 6 inch wide plain borders have mitered corners. The 2 inch wide diamond borders have corner stones. There are 2 sets of 2 inch diamond borders & 2 sets of 6 inch plain borders on each side of the quilt.
Should I do SID on the miter corner & not do a corner embroidery design or not do SID & do a corner embroidery design?
Thanks,
Feather3
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Beautiful quilt!
I'm not to the quilting stage on the lone star star top I inherited from my grandma that needs the piecing finished, so I have no words of wisdom in that department.
I did do a quick Google image search for quilting ideas for a lone star quilt, found some beautiful quilting! Here's the link:
http://www.google.com/search?q=quilt...iw=400&bih=600
Did you make yours using the strip piecing method, or by using templates? I've made a few mini lone stars, and the y-seams on them were tricky..I imagine doing it larger will be even more tricky...
Can't wait to see your finished product...
Kif
I'm not to the quilting stage on the lone star star top I inherited from my grandma that needs the piecing finished, so I have no words of wisdom in that department.
I did do a quick Google image search for quilting ideas for a lone star quilt, found some beautiful quilting! Here's the link:
http://www.google.com/search?q=quilt...iw=400&bih=600
Did you make yours using the strip piecing method, or by using templates? I've made a few mini lone stars, and the y-seams on them were tricky..I imagine doing it larger will be even more tricky...
Can't wait to see your finished product...
Kif
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Beautiful quilt!
I'm not to the quilting stage on the lone star star top I inherited from my grandma that needs the piecing finished, so I have no words of wisdom in that department.
I did do a quick Google image search for quilting ideas for a lone star quilt, found some beautiful quilting! Here's the link:
http://www.google.com/search?q=quilt...iw=400&bih=600
Did you make yours using the strip piecing method, or by using templates? I've made a few mini lone stars, and the y-seams on them were tricky..I imagine doing it larger will be even more tricky...
Can't wait to see your finished product...
Kif
I'm not to the quilting stage on the lone star star top I inherited from my grandma that needs the piecing finished, so I have no words of wisdom in that department.
I did do a quick Google image search for quilting ideas for a lone star quilt, found some beautiful quilting! Here's the link:
http://www.google.com/search?q=quilt...iw=400&bih=600
Did you make yours using the strip piecing method, or by using templates? I've made a few mini lone stars, and the y-seams on them were tricky..I imagine doing it larger will be even more tricky...
Can't wait to see your finished product...
Kif
I used Eleanor Burns Radiant Star pattern & added to it. It's strip piecing. Wasn't hard to sew. You just need to mark & pin a lot. A word of caution if using EB's pattern.....there is zero room for mistakes. Seams must be exactly 1/4" or it throws the pattern off. I drew mine out on paper, changing the pattern & even drew my fabric/cuts on paper first. I added length panels & also made the triangles & corner squares bigger so there would be more background fabric beyond the main star tips. Measure twice, cut once.
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