One of the ladies that I quilt w/ wants this quilt finished - but I have to fix it first - then I'll finish it up. As you can see - the borders are too puckery, so i need to take them off and fix it. This is why you measure and probably need to pin :roll: The finished quilt will need to fit a king size bed.

I will need to add 4 inches all the way around to get it to the king size quilt

I'm looking for ideas of how I can mix this up. I do have more of the fabrics, so that is not an issue.

Currently, the width of the strips as they are shown:
~ pink border => 4 inches
~ rectangular border => 4 inches
~ blue border w/ corner squares => 12 inches

Total border will need to be 24 inches wide. Not touching the center portion w/ the squares on point.

Don't necessarily need to work w/ what is already there - she has given me free reign!! :thumbup: :thumbup:

Thank for all your creativity!!

That's a lovely quilt!

Are the borders all that rippled? or is it the cat's fault for messing it up?

Use a high loft poly batt, and it'll be more forgiving for the imperfections.

It seems you have a little cat hair on the quilt.....still attached to the cat! I like the corner block idea.

No - the borders are really that puckery!! Quilt inspector isn't totally responsible! And the borders must come off and be reattached. My friend that put the borders on didn't measure. The middle portion (which was put together by someone else who sews better) My friend just cut as she went and sewed on. Some places the seam is 1/4". Other places it's 1/2" My guess is that if i took off the borders and laid them flat - they'd be 2,3,4, inches too long.

I was hoping people would have some ideas...This is my idea:

Reduce the 1st pink border to 3 inches wide
Reduce the rectangular squares to also 3 inches wide, but add a 2nd row in a running bond type pattern
Add another pink border that is 3 inches wide.

Here's the running bond pattern that kinda was my inspiration:

[img]http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/...-pattern-1.jpg[/img]

How about adding the extra to the rectangular pieces. Make a brick pattern out of it, then finish with the blue. Your quality control furbaby looks as if he/she already enjoys it. Does it know that it is not for them?

How about the 3" pink, then a 2" blue, then the two rows of bricks, then more blue? I think the blue between the pink and bricks would set the bricks off more. It will be a pretty quilt, and you're wise to fix the problem with the wavy borders before you go further.

Just asking, but couldn't you take them off, measure them for the correct length, fix them and put them back on?

I agree with the brick pattern idea.

Any way you could add more of the center blocks and then add the borders the right size? I would hate to see the center lost on so many borders. It may look a little disproportionate. My two cents.

In order to make the quilt top large enough to fit a king size bed, I need to add 4 more inches all the way around.

I have about a month before I actually get started on this project. I have to finish my current project first.

And yes, my Project Manager/Quilt Inspector has to have her way w/ all my projects!! Gotta love 'em!!

I like the brick pattern you are thinking of adding and the idea to reduce the pink and add another. I hate it when the borders are waving at me. Good luck with your fix! If the borders still have a little wave in them when your done, that can be quilting out by lots of piano key quilt stitching.

Looks like a lot of work. I think any of the suggestions already given would work. Will be a pretty quilt when fixed.

The bond pattern is a great idea.
I was just thinking - would it be possible not to have that large blue border - maybe devide it up with a row or two of the bond pattern? maybe have the last border be 6 to 8 inches and still use the corner squares.
I'm new to quilting so you maybe don't want to read my idea.

A 4 inch border of the deep rose would frame the whole thing and "ground" it.

Being that it seems as though you are doing major surgery ... here's another thought!

The corner squares ... are they the same size as those in the centre? If so, move them to make a fifth row. Then borders ... and I too think the dark rose needs to be in the borders for the flow, and framing!

My idea:
I would take off that blue border and add your 4" there. I'd like to see a different fabric in there - darker with the blues and pinks. Use 4" cornerstones. Pink? Then cut up that blue. I'm including a quilt I made and I was in a mess. I only had 1 yd of focus fabric and I came up with this border - a fussy cut cornerstone - with that fabric running as a strip bordered by two equal strips. I had to use more fussy cut squares because my strips weren't long enough. Just make the center smaller (and use the new fabric) then the two borders on each side. I think all that plain blue is boring and adds nothing to the quilt. I'd love to be given that job. I must have a twisted mind - I love challenges.







quote=117becca]One of the ladies that I quilt w/ wants this quilt finished - but I have to fix it first - then I'll finish it up. As you can see - the borders are too puckery, so i need to take them off and fix it. This is why you measure and probably need to pin :roll: The finished quilt will need to fit a king size bed.

I will need to add 4 inches all the way around to get it to the king size quilt

I'm looking for ideas of how I can mix this up. I do have more of the fabrics, so that is not an issue.

Currently, the width of the strips as they are shown:
~ pink border => 4 inches
~ rectangular border => 4 inches
~ blue border w/ corner squares => 12 inches

Total border will need to be 24 inches wide. Not touching the center portion w/ the squares on point.

Don't necessarily need to work w/ what is already there - she has given me free reign!! :thumbup: :thumbup:

Thank for all your creativity!![/quote]

Judi - where in Ohio are you??? Maybe we can play together?? I like your border...

This morning (ironically) I also thought about adding a 5th row - The quilt is going to be folded over the pillows when the bed is made and thought it would be pretty to have those 4 squares on top of the pillows.

I also am not real happy w/ that large amount of blue - so your ideas are wonderful....

I also love a challenge and i'm looking forward to fixing/finishing this.

I was hoping people would have some ideas...This is my idea:

Reduce the 1st pink border to 3 inches wide
Reduce the rectangular squares to also 3 inches wide, but add a 2nd row in a running bond type pattern
Add another pink border that is 3 inches wide.

I completely concur with this idea. The most important of it would be adding another pink border to stop the rectangular squares. As it currently sits, they seem to go off to la la land. This is exactly what I would do as well.

I agree , that would give you the 4 " around that you need with the blue after then finish it with the binding of the pink, I love that pattern its great

Becca,
I am on the east side of Cincinnati.
Another idea - make gorgeous pillowcases, either quilted bands or monograms on the bands. Then the quilt goes to the end of the bed and the pillowcases are on top. All my gift quilts have pillowcases and I think they are loved more than the quilt.
Judi

I'm going to play quilt police here. Every single quilter I've read or talked to says, do not repeat widths of borders. I'm thinking 3, 3, & 3 is too predictable in this quilt. I don't want to come off as a smarty here. And I've never measured borders on show quilts, so I don't really know. But most designers put different sizes together, or so they say. So maybe add the 4' you need right away.
I did a quick drawing & added a 4" band - the next band is treated as one border, but you could do 2 4 1/2" bands, with a 3" band in the center. That measures 12". I can't remember what the length of your quilt was, but you could figure it out, just remember to add the 1/2" for each seam. Maybe cornerstones from a different fabric??? What fun you are going to have!

In looking at the cornerstone block, you could use the darker color on the inside and outside borders with the lighter color border between them. That way it would sort of repeat the design of the cornerstone.

I like the extra brick row! I'd also consider adding a final layer around the quilt after the corners are on to frame them. Not too wide, and maybe out of the darker pink?

I think the block you have in the corner is a nice block - but not there - because the other blocks are on point and it seems heavy/clunky there to me.

I'm attaching another suggestion for borders - if you put small blocks that are on point - it would pick up/echo the blocks that are on point in the center.