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Old 09-04-2009, 10:04 AM
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beautiful!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 09-04-2009, 01:35 PM
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Thanks again, everyone.

Originally Posted by feline fanatic
Beautiful, meticulous work Eddie. I like the scalloped edge as well. Do you have a template that you cut it with or just free hand it?
Yes, I made a template out of cardboard and then used that to draw the scallop on the border. I used a Tupperware lid that was the size I needed to get the right curve in it.
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Old 09-04-2009, 01:51 PM
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Beautiful and classic! Your daughter is a lucky girl!
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Old 09-04-2009, 02:16 PM
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Those two blocks go so nicely together! The scalloped border gives it a wonderful feminine touch for a daughter.

I can see you're not sewing the border by hand on the back... what do you do?
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Old 09-04-2009, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by barnbum
I can see you're not sewing the border by hand on the back... what do you do?
I do a double fold french binding on my quilts. The binding on the front of this one is 3/8" wide and then wraps around to the back where it is 1/2" wide. So after wrapping it around to the back, I stitch in the ditch on the front between the border and binding so that the needle just catches the binding on the back by 1/8".
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As per usual, I love your quilt. I really think that the wavy border sets it off nicely. Beautiful.
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Old 09-04-2009, 03:56 PM
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Magnificent, Eddie!

Maybe, you can do a tutorial on that scalloped edge. WOW!
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wowee! how do you find the time to do such painstakingly beautiful work?
are you doing these to sell? they certainly are of the highest professional level.
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Old 09-05-2009, 04:17 AM
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I loved this quilt sooooo much that I ran out and got the book yesterday! I can't wait to start. I agree, a tutorial on the wavy edge would be wonderful. Thanks for posting such a beautiful quilt.
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Glad you got the book, Patty. It's got a lot of nice patterns in it.

I'll try to put up a tutorial on the scalloped edge this evening.
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