My first string quilt and Questions please.
01-31-2018, 01:23 PM
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My first string quilt and Questions please.
Should i make it bigger with plain flannel boarders. It is for my G granddaughter and she will be 4 in April.
Also should I put batting in the Quilt or just back with flannel. They live in Calif. The blocks are 44 x44 now. One more question, How do most of you quilt string quilts? Thanks for your help. [ATTACH=CONFIG]588154[/ATTACH] I could not get it straight on the design wall cause it kept falling down. I could have pinned it. DAh
Also should I put batting in the Quilt or just back with flannel. They live in Calif. The blocks are 44 x44 now. One more question, How do most of you quilt string quilts? Thanks for your help. [ATTACH=CONFIG]588154[/ATTACH] I could not get it straight on the design wall cause it kept falling down. I could have pinned it. DAh
01-31-2018, 02:06 PM
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I would put a border on to frame those pretty blocks. I believe I would just use flannel for the backing and not use a batting. Little 4 year olds love to tote blankets around and play dolls and all sorts of things. This will be a well loved quilt.
01-31-2018, 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by pewa88
I would put a border on to frame those pretty blocks. I believe I would just use flannel for the backing and not use a batting. Little 4 year olds love to tote blankets around and play dolls and all sorts of things. This will be a well loved quilt.
01-31-2018, 03:32 PM
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That's so cute. Personally I prefer rectangular quilts. 44 seems plenty wide for a 4 year old, but you could add another row or two onto the bottom to give her more leg room as she grows. I'd probably add a solid pink 3" border , scrappy binding, and quilt a big heart in each block , plus stitch 1/4 inch away from each seam to make a frame per block. That way she gets a fun heart quilt on the back to look at.
01-31-2018, 03:37 PM
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I usually quilt an all over with hearts for girls (maybe a butterfly, dragonfly or lady bug added in ) and loop-de-loops for boys. They are usually so busy that the quilting is kind of lost, so I don't do anything fancy. I am a border girl and sometimes I add batting and sometimes not. I am a rebel that way!
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