Help needed---Quilting pattern for around a border
 

I am looking for a pattern to hand quilt around the border of my quilt,something like a cable pattern---as in knitted cable pattern---can anyone help please

I found a template at Joanns like that in the stenciling supplies

Donna thanks but I am in England and we don't have Joanns I have been looking online for one,thanks again

You could try Joanne's online. I think it is Joanne.com

how about finding a cable knitting pattern- and trace it onto paper- then adapt it to fit your border? i use alot of Kaffe Facets (sp) knitting patterns for quilting designs- you can scan , enlarge & print them == sometimes we have to (think out side the box) :)

I often come back to crosshatching. It always looks good.

You could always try www.creativegrids.com they sell patchwork equipment and have a super mail order service.

I'm in your boat and live in Germany. I'm hand quilting something right now and wanted the same thing...heres what i did. I hate tracing things onto my quilts...no patience on my part....I do better to eyeball..by all means tho tracing will work. I have a bin of old quilting magazines and if you look thru them there are tons of patterns of quilting in there. I used the pictures as a guide and there are tons of cables, especially on the adds in the mags for selling templates and papers and such. Just an idea or option. You can also do a search and print out a pattern.

http://www.longarmuniversity.com/Boo...rtemplates.htm
They are trying to sell templates but by looking and watching there video you could make your own from cardboard and do it this way!
Hope that helps!!

Karyn Emerson....has a panto/template for cable feather combo........beautiful....try googling.....or Golden Threads used to carry her stuff.....

Wow thank you very much for all your suggetions---now I am off to trawl and see what I come up with---thanks again