Quilts WITHOUT borders
 

Hi all. I am thinking of making a twin quilt for my granddaughter but instead of adding borders I want it to be ALL squares with sort of a scrappy look. Have any of you done this without the borders? Were you happy with the results? She wants purple and blue so I would mix it up with different prints of each color. Thanks in advance for your feedback and happy sewing!

I make more quilts without borders than with them. I think it gives a more modern look to the quilt which I prefer. I just add the binding to the quilt as usual. If you google 'modern quilt' you will see lots of examples of quilts without borders.

My latest "thing" is quilts without borders! Just be sure your squares are cut on the straight of grain so they don't go wavy on the edges.

Look at pictures of rag quilts. They are just squares with no borders. They look great.

Quilts without borders is not a new idea. I have several old quilts, made by my Great, and Great Great Grandmothers without borders. My Grandmother (she is 105) refuses to use borders. She say's the borders just have too many wobbles (her words) to ease in. LOL

I almost always use a border only when I need to size up a quilt - and then I usually just use my background color so that the quilt design just floats in there. Just a personal preference.

I rarely use borders too, usually just when I need to expand a quilt's size somewhat. Sometimes they're there as part of the design but usually they're just making space!

The more I'm getting into FMQ, the more I find I am wanting to add borders though, just so I can quilt in them!

I've seen plenty of quilts without borders, especially scrappy's. Have fun with it and remember to post a pic.

I only use borders when I made the quilt too small and need to fill it out. I prefer quilts without them.

i like the look of quilts without borders

Very modern! I did a D9P without borders and another little 9-patch baby quilt without borders.

And I have an old Mennonite quilt from Ontario which is all wild little nine-patches and scrappy which as no borders.

I'm really loving quilts without borders right now! I made this scrappy one as a gift for our dog groomer. I didn't put a binding on it either.

I've gotten really bored with the look of borders... haven't used borders in a while.

Just an FYI. When doing quilts without borders and taking it to a longarmer it is helpful to stay stitch 1/8" from the edge. This will prevent your stitching coming undone, if you haven't back stitched at the beginning and end of each row, as we manipulate your quilt top.

I have a no border quilt that I carry around in my car as an emergency, picnic, cold day on the bleachers quilt. I looks terrific without any border. Just wall to wall 2 inch scrappy squares!

I make ALL my quilts without borders. Just am disable and old so I want to keep things simple. Just add the number of blocks to get the size of the quilt you want to make.

Julie Herman of Jaybird Quilts designs all her quilts without borders. Her book is titled Skip the Borders.
http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/

No binding?

I used the birthing method on it. I liked the look of the quilt blocks going completely to the edge.

I prefer borders on my quilts, they seem finished to me with borders. They won't get wobbly or wonky if they are measured the right way. Just what I do for my quilts.
Your quilt your way, no right way to do anything.

I do probably half my quilts without borders and like the look.

I made a scrappy quilt and used leftover fabric for the binding, so it also has a scrappy look. That could work a well for you - I just made sure strips I sewed together for the binding was long enough to be noticed and that also insure you do not have to use too many strips. My quilt does have a border, but there is no quilt police to say you must have one.

I'm with Grandmother - I don't care to use borders because they can be tricky for me to get attached without all the wobbles. With or without a border just a different look, both are good options. I do add borders when the quilt seems to ask for it, and don't when the size is already just right and I don't need a border.

I hate adding borders but I do if I need extra width/length. My mother never put borders on any of her quilts and neither did my grandmother.

I don't put borders on many of my quilts. Like the Bricks and Mortar, and Around the World. It all depends on the quilt and sometimes who it is for. It depends for me if the quilt needs the added borders for the drop or for definition. Does any of that make sense?

I am working on my first scrappy quilt and am not including a frame or border. Seemed pretty weird when I was piecing it, but it turned out pretty decent. I'm liking it.

I don't like the look of quilts that have borders added to just make the quilt bigger. A border that extends the pattern or has some interest is what I try to do.

I personally like quilts wih borders. I did a Hunters Star without borders and don't like it at all. But lots of the more modern quilts don't borders. Good luck ! !

I also hate adding borders. I have a Jacobs Ladder queen size I need to add borders to and just don't want to! Also, I am putting off quilting it myself! I am going to do some small Christmas table runners first. Confidence builder!

In most cases the only border I want is just the binding. If I use sashing I do make sure it is on the outside edges as well as between the blocks for a finished look.

Most likely quilt with border is the new idea: more fabrics to buy

I put borders on all of my quilts, just like I put picture frames on all of my pictures. It stops the action and completes them.

I actually prefer my scrap quilts without boarders just like the traditional quilts. I love scrap quilts and always add a solid to them to give a place for the eye to rest.
Have a great day making your scrappy quilt. Karen

I like quilts without borders. This is one of my favorite books:
http://www.amazon.com/Skip-Borders-P...dp/B00BGHS0IU/

I often make quilts without borders, but always with binding. So the binding does serve as a border, albeit a small one.