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sewingsuz 11-01-2018 05:30 PM

I need to know how to make a piano board.
 
I don,t know why I cannot get this. please Help!:confused:

GingerK 11-01-2018 05:43 PM

Do you mean a keyboard border? Or a border that looks like piano keys?

Peckish 11-01-2018 07:14 PM

Your post is a little vague, it would help to know what, specifically, you're struggling with.

Kitsie 11-01-2018 11:01 PM

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Or do you mean a piano key border? There are many tutorials on google.

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sewingsuz 11-02-2018 09:43 AM

Sorry I was not clear. I want to make a piano key boarder.

GingerK 11-02-2018 10:15 AM

So you want a border like on the picture that Kitsie posted? or a border that looks like real piano keys--ebony and ivory.

If it is like the picture that Kitsie posted, it is just lengths of fabric sewn together and then trimmed to whatever width you need. Kind of like making your own striped fabric. Many people use leftover pieces from the body of the quilt. Sometimes the corners are mitered.

If it is supposed to look like a piano keyboard, I would piece a length of black with a length of white and subcut into strips for the ebony and then alternate with white strips for the ivory.

Darcyshannon 11-02-2018 11:41 AM

Also check you tube

dublb 11-02-2018 11:53 AM

I always thought that a piano key border was made w/strips of fabric that were either 2.5" X 5" or 1' X 3". then sewn together in a row.

dunster 11-02-2018 01:37 PM

I don't think of a piano key border as having any restrictions on width or length. Just pick a size, and sew the strips together. I've used that type of border finishing at 1" x 5" or 6" on log cabin quilts, and recently made what I called a chunky piano key border using strips that were several inches wide. What is the problem you're having? Are you uncertain how to do the corners, or perhaps how wide to make the "keys"?

Jordan 11-02-2018 03:02 PM

I put a piano key border on a lot of my quilts. I use up fabrics that I have used in the quilt. I usually put a narrow framing border then my piano key border. The strips of fabric can be any size you want and it is easy to adjust to fit your quilt sides. Possibly if you go on pintrest you can see many options.


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