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Old 05-02-2014, 08:56 PM
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Yes, I love the brown border. Very Nice Job. Pretty
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Old 05-03-2014, 02:47 AM
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Gorgeous- use the brown😉
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Old 05-03-2014, 03:17 AM
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Brown on all the sides!
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Old 05-03-2014, 03:30 AM
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I love this design. Is it your own creation?
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Old 05-03-2014, 03:55 AM
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Originally Posted by slbram17 View Post
How would she stabilize the piano keys? I would like to know for future reference too.
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The way I would stabilize the piano keys would be to measure the middle of the quilt top (going across if I'm stabilizing the top/bottom of the quilt) and use that measurement for my bottom and top border. If you are really fussy you can also take additional measurements at the 1/4 points across and then average the three measurements and use that measurement for your top/bottom border. Then I would mark this border off at either the 1/4 or 1/8 points depending on the length. I would then do the same for the quilt and match the marks and ease in either the border or the quilt to fit and then sew it in place. You now should have a quilt that hangs nicely with no waves and the many seams of the piano keys are held in place by the border. When you use a pieced edge of a quilt as the final edge where you put on the binding it is very easy to get distortion and stretching when you put on your binding. If you have a border strip that is true this takes care of it when you put on your binding.
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Old 05-03-2014, 03:56 AM
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I vote for brown all the way around. Beautiful job!
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Old 05-03-2014, 03:59 AM
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Go with the brown. Everything is unified and the resulting frame finishes your work of art. Your friend will definitely be impressed!
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Old 05-03-2014, 04:13 AM
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Originally Posted by labtechkty View Post
Should I do this quilt with the border or not or maybe an entirely different color? I have 12 days to finish this quilt as my friend will be retiring. Thanks
Love the top and yes I would put the border on. But add it to the top and bottom as well.
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Old 05-03-2014, 04:26 AM
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I agree, brown all around.
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Old 05-03-2014, 05:22 AM
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Great quilt and wonderful colors. Adding the brown border to the top and bottom just finishes a lovely frame all the way around the quilt.
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