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DebbE 05-01-2012 06:25 AM

Other than planning for the size of the border(s), I don't think about that too much till the end. Once the center is finished is the time to plan the border, so it fits more with the quilt. Sometimes a simple plain border, sometimes I piece the border, sometimes it prairie points, applique, whatever strikes me as 'right' when I look at the quilt. I've always done it this way, it works for me.

gramarraine 05-01-2012 06:32 AM

I usually buy for the main body part and then buy the borders later. Right now I am hunting for border for a black and white quilt. Can't seem to find just the right piece to give it the look I want. Guess I will keep looking.

Stitchit123 05-01-2012 08:20 AM

I have books of patterns -I copy patterns from library books and magazines and thru the years I have followed the instructions for 3 or 4. The truth is I fall in love with a color scheme first and then let them pick out the pattern -my brother says my quilts are like carving a piece of wood you don't know what is hiding inside and its always a beautiful surprise.This also explains some of my fabric purchases if it doesn't speak or yell at me then it is left at the store for it to call on some one else to take it home.

Pat625 05-01-2012 08:36 AM

I usually have it all planned but it rarely finishes the way I intended....

MimiBug123 05-01-2012 08:43 AM

I usually just plan the blocks and let them tell me what else needs to be done to them. It's funny how each quilt speaks to you in a different way.

fireworkslover 05-01-2012 11:48 AM

I just about always make the body and then go from there. Actually I've only put borders on a few of the quilts I've made. I make mostly art quilts. I do use a skinny flange/or piping at the edge right next to the binding, many times. That idea is usually in my brain from the beginning.

sewNso 05-01-2012 02:09 PM

i usually plan the main colors. and i have been trying to use as much as i can out of my stash. the sashings and or borders then get adding when the top is done. according to they way the quilt is "talking' to me. and usually i am always happy with the results.

margecam52 05-01-2012 02:48 PM

Even if I am following a pattern, I let the quilt decide for me on what border to use. I've made mental changes all the way through the assembly of a quilt...lol.


Originally Posted by cybermom2 (Post 5179070)
When I start a new quilt, I only plan the main section. I let the quilt determine the borders, binding and backing. I get some strange looks from people when I show them my wip and they ask me about the borders. They will, quite often, give me suggestions on what I might use for borders which I may not have thought of. I like the idea of planning as I go along.

My question is - Do you plan the whole quilt (main, borders, binding, backing and batting) before you start or do you plan as you go along?


EvelynJ 05-01-2012 04:09 PM

I plan everything as I go along. The quilts are supposed to be fun and make me happy, so I don't really stress over the borders until I get that far. Planning everything precisely from A to Z drives me crazy it takes all the fun and spontaneousness out of it.

quiltapillow 05-01-2012 07:00 PM

I guess I am out in left field? I see a pattern then start collecting fabric some times for years than put it all together, then again I find a fabric a like and start collecting the rest of the fabrics and oops then have to find a pattern, or figure one out. I put my various collections in 2-1/2 gal. bags till ready to work on a project.

Jim's Gem 05-01-2012 09:09 PM

So far, every quilt I have made was planned ahead of time. Only the width of the borders may get changed. Someday I need to try and whip up something that I make up as I go.

solstice3 05-02-2012 04:49 AM

it depends if I am doing from a set pattern where I buy all the material or if I am using up scraps. If it is with scraps, I get the border fabric etc after it is done

lclang 05-02-2012 07:51 PM

I find a block or get an idea I like and fly by the seat of my pants and it usually turns out just fine, if not it's an opportunity for further design!

oldbalt99 05-13-2012 05:29 AM

I'm going to say I do 50-50 when it comes to layouts. There are some that are drawn out and put in a project folder to be religously followed. Others like you said just sort of metamorphosis as the pieces are sew together. Changes to the project happens so often that I tell those for whom I am making a particular quilt that what they saw on paper has a 50-50 chance of being changed .

sewmom 05-13-2012 07:03 AM

Sometimes i plan a quilt from the border fabric, sometimes i buy all the fabric for the quilt at one time. A few times, the fabric i picked for the border doesnt do the quilt justice and i have to use something else. Sometimes i dont have enough of the border fabric, so i will put something in the corners or piece the border. I've learned to be flexible- sometimes a better idea comes along than what my poor uncreative mind comes up with. :)

hperttula123 05-13-2012 07:07 AM

I do that too. Usually, I pick a focal fabric, and try to get a few others that go with it. Once I have my top ready, then I look for boarder and backing fabrics.

BellaBoo 05-13-2012 07:21 AM

Many times I find a fabric I know I want to use as a border and plan the quilt for that. I do it different ways with each quilt, some I make the top first some I choose the border first. Several quilts I have chosen the quilting first. I don't see the point of making quilt choices in a certain order.


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