Chenille help
 

Hi. I am wanting to chenille a quilt panel and add 3 inch contrasting borders to the panel. I’m not sure how to attach borders after chenilling the panel. Any help would be appreciated.

Could you leave yourself a half inch or so on the edges unchenilled? Space to attach the border without sewing the lumpy chenille part?

Years ago I chenilled a vest, just had a look at what I did. When sewing the pieces together I pressed the seams open, used ½ " seams and then used an overcast stitch on the raw edges. I imagine you could do similar with your panel? Once you wash it, lay it out and square it, then overcast the edges, then treat it as if it was just one flat piece of fabric and join it to your borders.

I recently made a chenille wall hanging from a panel. The directions I found said to add the binding before washing. I would think that if you left enough backing and batting around the panel for the width of borders you want to add, Then sew the chenille strips and cut; then add the borders, you'd be fine. Although I'm not sure about the squaring up if necessary.

You could go ahead and make the chenille part, square it up and then do some variation of QAYG to add more batting, backing and borders...? Just brainstorming here.

Mine turned out great. What panel are you working with?