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Originally Posted by olebat
Originally Posted by Olivia's Grammy
Sooooooo,do we have to turn our quilts in if they have the wrong size border? I guess I'll be left out in the cold. I do what is pleasing to me. I do like the idea of making the border divisional (sp) by the block. I think that's the first time I've heard that info. Now if only I can remember it when I need a border. :lol: :lol:
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Originally Posted by Jan in VA
Originally Posted by quiltsRfun
Rules? We don't need no stinkin' rules!
Jan in VA (Is this not the most ridiculous thing you've ever heard?!) |
I love to hear people say "you can't do that in quilting" or any other crafting. I had someone tell me that you can't make quilt without a pattern. Really? hmmmmm... You can do what ever you want unless someone has requested something particular.
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I treat qult designs and recipes the same. They are merely suggestions and I put what I want in them lol.
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Originally Posted by Leota
sounds like someone who took ONE class and that's what their teacher said to do therefore it's the LAW!
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I do remember hearing at some point that the size of the quilt determines the width of the border you use. That is obviously just a guideline for most of us, maybe some folks think it is written in stone somewhere. My thought is - your quilt, your choice - no border police here!
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I don't always add a border. It depends on the pattern I'm making and the amount of fabric I have. Besides, like others have said, I'm making it I get to decide.
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Originally Posted by JulieR
Originally Posted by Candace
Originally Posted by pinebeltquilter
Has anyone been told it is necessary to have a 6" border on full, queen and king bed sizes? I was told this recently and I don't really care for a border that wide.
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I've noticed the wider borders in quilt magazines lately & I think it's a simple way to add area to the quilt having nothing to do with style or rules. We'd still be doing everything by hand if there weren't people who have stepped outside the "box".
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No. Do it as wide as you like, or as wide as it looks suitable for the design of the quilt.
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Originally Posted by RST
The more modern look (as well as antique) is to have no borders at all.
The rule I learned, way back in the day, was that it's visually pleasing to have your borders be a multiple of your block size. So if your block is 12 inches, then that suggests that a 6 inch, or 4 or 3 or 2 or a combo of those would look good, whereas a 10 inch block you go with a 2 or a 5. If I'm ever stumped for what to do for a border, and for some odd reason feel the need to border a quilt, I think of that guideline, and may or may not follow it. The only reason I can think of for mandating wide border is that it gives you space to quilt a more elaborate pattern, if that's the look you're going for. RST |
rules?? didn't know there were rules when chosing a back I asked anyone and everyone in the store if they quilt. One brave lady said yes and suggested I not follow the directions! My first wonky quilt is beautiful - and I DIDN'T follow the rules! phooey on them.....
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I.ve always b een told that rules were made to be broken
And this one I would break. Annette |
It is your quilt so do it to please "You"! To my knowledge there is no rule on the size of a border even if you have no border. Just have fun with it!
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I decide what size I need the quilt to be, figure out how many blocks needed depending on their size and then determine what size the border will be. Sometimes I'll need more or less blocks to get to the right size or look that I want. It doesn't get much more complicated than that for me :)
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Sometimes it depends on how much of the fabric you have that you want to use for the border...Make it the way YOU want it. The border police can go find someone who believes this kind of stuff. There are NO rules about the width of the border or even if there has to be a border! Quilt on!
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As my Mother would say "my quilt, my rules"
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Originally Posted by quiltsRfun
Rules? We don't need no stinkin' rules!
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I Do It My Way!!!
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Originally Posted by OneMoreQuilt
I didn't know there was a rule!!! I guess my quilts are all wrong!
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Gee. Boy have I been wrong all these years !!!!!!!!! I guess I will just have to get over it.lol I am not going to redo those quilts.!!!!!!!!!!!! If you make something, you do it your way.
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Originally Posted by madamekelly
Originally Posted by OneMoreQuilt
I didn't know there was a rule!!! I guess my quilts are all wrong!
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I think your quilt police thought they were on duty. Make the border any size you like
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Originally Posted by quiltsRfun
Rules? We don't need no stinkin' rules!
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As I was glancing through my quilting mags, I saw a beautiful quilt with 10 1/2" blocks. She use two narrow borders and then, gasp, a 13" border. I guess she didn't get the message before she was published.
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Originally Posted by ajohn52
To border or not to border. That is the question. Whether tis nobler to have a wide or a narrow.... It depends on what YOU want and if you need extra width to fit the particular bed. Thats what guides me. There are no border police.
Now that is border creativity! J |
I do what I want with borders, the size and how many. I always change things to what I like and if I want it bigger or think it would look better with a larger border or an extra border. It all depends on the quilter!
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I just read on another post that the borders should be a width which could be divided into the size of the block, ie., if your block is six inches your border should be 2, or four inches...says who?? I make them whatever I like. Let the border police come, I won't answer the door!
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My borders are sometimes 4-6 inches of the same color you know the wavy look? lol That would really make them cringe lol
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I don't see the point in that, unless it's your choice for any quilt. I hate wide borders in all one fabric, I prefer narrower ones, even if I add more than one, I want to accent the quilt & make it pop..... Do your own thing, it's your quilting & you are your own boss, who cares what the so called quilt police know-it-alls think anyway, right!
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Originally Posted by quiltsRfun
Rules? We don't need no stinkin' rules!
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Absolutely not! You can have whatever border width - or NO border that YOU want. Sometimes visually a certain border width will be more appealing, but then again, you can do whatever you jolly well please!
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Originally Posted by Jan in VA
Originally Posted by quiltsRfun
Rules? We don't need no stinkin' rules!
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I put on whatever size seems to fit and not overwhelm the quilt. Also, will add extra border(s) if I want the quilt larger.
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Originally Posted by earthwalker
That's a new one for me....many antique and award winning quilts do not have borders. Surely it is purely a design decision. Sounds like pure piffle to me.
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Ah just ignore them and throw them in jail. lol.
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I'v never heard of that. Do what looks right for you.
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