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jillmc 03-19-2018 09:26 AM

How do you handle corners of flying geese border?
 
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I will be putting a dark floater border before the FG border to adjust for lengths. I am undecided about the corners....how do you handle yours, please?
(I gave up on the curved flying geese paper pieced units for this border....they were extremely time consuming, and my desire to finish this up took over)

cjsews 03-19-2018 10:07 AM

I continue the geese to the end of the border in all four borders. So on the bottom of your quilt the geese pointing to the left continue under the northbound ones

dunster 03-19-2018 10:14 AM

There are lots of ways to do it. Let the geese continue until they meet the quilt's edge, put a plain square in the corner, or put a different block in the corner. In your case, a 4-patch on point would look cute in the corners.

Geri B 03-19-2018 10:43 AM

Or a solid color block for the fg ending in color, background for tip endings....two would be color, two would be background...

Tartan 03-19-2018 10:52 AM

Sometimes I put in a solid corner block and continue the geese after the block so they go around the quilt in a clockwise circle formation.

SusieQOH 03-19-2018 04:18 PM

Jillmc- what a gorgeous quilt. I love seeing your work.

Teen 03-19-2018 06:52 PM

Gorgeous!!! Maybe consider a corner block of square in square on point to match interior diamonds....or 4P......either one would be beautiful...however, this quilt is worthy, maybe, of the time to PP the corners. I always say to myself.."If you are making gold, don't consider tinsel..." Jus saying...

IceLeopard 03-19-2018 07:01 PM

My vote would be for the 4patch on point, to go with the 4patches in the body of the quilt.

Irishrose2 03-19-2018 09:21 PM

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I don't remember - let me look. It looks like I just kept them the flying with an eagle in one corner.
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jillmc 03-20-2018 04:11 AM

Irishrose2, your quilt is beautiful!
Thank you for all of the input-I will play with the corners and see what happens!

mtkoldra 03-20-2018 04:46 AM

love the colors in your quilt!

eparys 03-20-2018 05:23 AM

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Very pretty quilt! When I did mine, the math did not work out for me to have them meet so this is what I did ...
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jillmc 03-20-2018 05:36 AM


Originally Posted by eparys (Post 8025155)
Very pretty quilt! When I did mine, the math did not work out for me to have them meet so this is what I did ...
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Love this!

Irishrose2 03-20-2018 06:50 AM

jillmc, that is a lovely idea.
Logistics may be why D's quilt has the eagle blocks in the opposite corners. That, plus the fact that an eagle has meaning to him and I had to get them in somewhere.

feline fanatic 03-20-2018 07:06 AM

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When I surrounded a center medallion with FG, I left the corners a blank square of fabric (well triangle in my case because it was set on point) because I didn't like the look of the FG just flying off the end.

Here is a pic before the quilt was completed
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jillmc 03-20-2018 09:09 AM

[QUOTE=feline fanatic;8025220]When I surrounded a center medallion with FG, I left the corners a blank square of fabric (well triangle in my case because it was set on point) because I didn't like the look of the FG just flying off the end.

Oh my word-this is gorrr-jussss Feline!!!
I think I need to do something with my corners...either blank square or 4patch or square in square-it looks too busy on my quilt to have a continuous FG border.....the math, however is killin me! Haha...

jmoore 03-21-2018 02:42 AM

Jill, your quilt is beautiful...please post a finished photo after you make your decision in the corner. : )

margaret53 03-21-2018 05:34 PM

Beautiful quilt! I just finished a flying geese border. I used a square in a square set on point for the corners.


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