i I am making a "stack and whack in a queen but found out my daughter has a "king" so I'm thinking of adding borders. gold 4",red 5", floral 6"(Fabric used in the quilt) red 5", gold 4", this would add 24" to each side. All you experts out there what do you think? The red is the backround fabric in the quilt. Thank you, peterparley
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i don't think it would look right, IMHO..that is alot of borders and it may take away from the quilt blocks you did.
you would be better off making more blocks. how big are the blocks? have you tried "auditioning the borders"? lay the blocks out, then fold the fabrics in the size you want them to be, and lay them all next to the quilt.. i think people add 2 or 3 at the most for a border.. |
I too suggest to add more blocks instead of more borders. It looks too obvious. You could add one small border all around, one row of blocks all around, and one last border all around, just to make it more interesting.
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can you send a picture of the quilt and your border selections? Do you have any extra blocks you incorporate into the border? I have a couple of books on borders that give great suggestions.
One that I have done that really looks good and not like you only wanted to enlarge it. use on two fabrics for three borders. The widest border goes in the middle (size can equal the other two borders, but I would not make it larger) The same fabric on either side of the center fabric. Example borders 1 & 2 say CUT 4 1/2 inches = 8" borders, and center border 7" wide (cut 7 1/2). |
Originally Posted by peterparley
i I am making a "stack and whack in a queen but found out my daughter has a "king" so I'm thinking of adding borders. gold 4",red 5", floral 6"(Fabric used in the quilt) red 5", gold 4", this would add 24" to each side. All you experts out there what do you think? The red is the backround fabric in the quilt. Thank you, peterparley
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More blocks. I know that is not what you want to hear, but too much border looks like you tried to make it bigger. I did like the idea of given above of two matching smaller borders with the contrasting one in the center. I will have to make a note of that.
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I know it is personal choice, but I know the three border sets to have one thin, one skinny, and one really wide border - sort of like a matted picture. Your dimensions don't fit that concept. I agree with the others to add another row of blocks.
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Can you bring a couple of stack and whack blocks to tumble into and over the borders? That could make it appear more planned.
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I've tried the boarder thing and it didn't work make more squares
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Ladies, I have figured it out! I wish I could send a picture, I don't know how (DUMB ON THE COMPUTOR) If you know Bethany Reynolds' Stach n Whack you know there is no way to make more squares. The backround fabric is red so I am going to put a 5" border of red which will incorpoate it into the top then use "Brushandthimble's" suggestion of a 4",7", and another 4" that will add the inches I need. Thanks for your help. Quilters always come to the rescue. I'm also going to call Bethany and run it by her. Peterparley
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I have a perfectly beautiful "Autumn Leaves," quilt which I made not long after joining our Guild. A friend helped me with it, as I really didn't know what I was doing. It is one of my favorite quilts.
Since then, I have learned to add some block borders which were fun to make. Just go to easy quilt border patterns, and there are several. I am one of those who get tired of the same quilt project. I finally learned to have 3-4 quilts/quilting pieces going at the same time. Not nearly as boring that way! If you go for the block borders, it would be about 2". Then as some of the others said, make the other borders large, and it will be beautiful. Would love to see a picture. marta [email protected] |
Marta, i sent you a PM ..Kim
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I would add a different block going around - maybe flying geese or sawtooth - something to give some interest. I've done borders like the one suggestion, but the sizes where very different. I used 4" the same fabric with a 2" center - turned out lovely.
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If you really don't want to make more blocks, I personally would only add 2 borders max even if one is 4" and the other 8". The border is what will probably drape over the sides of the bed. If you go to http://www.amishcountrylanes.com/PHP/Tour2007.php you will see that they often add large borders and the quilts are stunning.
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Have you tried laying it out with the blocks on point? That would automatically make the quilt bigger and you could just use solid tiangles to fill in the open spaces and than a very narrow border and a wider one.
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I always add borders to my stack in whacks so i can show the original fabric. I usually sandwich the wider original fabric border with two contrasting fabrics. I've attached 2 photos.
Originally Posted by peterparley
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i i am making a "stack and whack in a queen but found out my daughter has a "king" so i'm thinking of adding borders. Gold 4",red 5", floral 6"(fabric used in the quilt) red 5", gold 4", this would add 24" to each side. All you experts out there what do you think? The red is the backround fabric in the quilt. Thank you, peterparley
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How much do you need to add to get to the edge of the bed? If it's not too much, I would add whatever border you want, then do a larger border of a tone on tone for the drape and then add another border that matches the first border along the bottom.
So, it would go: Top, main border fabric, drape border fabric, main border fabric. You just have to make sure that the drape border starts exactly where it falls over the edge of the bed. Watson |
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