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pieced back and panel do not fit

pieced back and panel do not fit

Old 04-25-2014, 05:29 PM
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I purchased a cute panel for the back of a pieced quilt top, but have a problem. How would I add the borders when the sides are three inches and the top/bottom borders are 4.5 inches? Is it OK to have a wider border at the top/bottom, or should I make the top the same as the sides and add a wider border at the bottom? There is not enough room to make another row of blocks.
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Old 04-25-2014, 05:33 PM
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You can make the top and bottom different width then the sides. I just saw a quilt like this that a national teacher made.
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Old 04-25-2014, 05:35 PM
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I have seen many nice quilts that have different size borders. Go for it!
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Old 04-25-2014, 05:39 PM
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I don't see why not. When I was in college we were tought to always frame our work with the bottom mat a half inch bigger, so it should be perfect for a wall quilt. For a bed quilt I'd put the extra on top since that part has the pillows so will lay differently on a made bed.
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Old 04-25-2014, 05:45 PM
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Make your borders whatever size fit your application and that appeal to you. I don't quilt to make someone else happy, I do it to make me happy -- and about 98% of the time, if I'm happy with the finished product, everyone else who see's it likes it too, and if they don't, too bad! : ) It's called "artistic license"!
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Old 04-25-2014, 06:25 PM
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Make the bottom border wider and you will be pleased with the result.
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Old 04-25-2014, 06:27 PM
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I have put a wider border top and bottom when I wanted the quilt longer. You can make your quilt any way you want it. No rules in quilting.
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Old 04-26-2014, 06:40 AM
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Thank you for the suggestions. Once again the Quilting Board members came to the rescue with their expertise.
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Old 04-26-2014, 07:45 AM
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Sure it's okay. This is your quilt and you should do it the way you want. My sister is working on a quilt right now that includes a panel and she is slicing off two sides to make it fit. Go for it.
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