My colorful quilt of happiness
01-01-2014, 09:15 AM
#22
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Location: Knot Merrill, Southern Indiana
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Originally Posted by MamaBear61
That is a great quilt. I wonder if it wouldn't be worth the time to take the last border off and re-measure them and reapply, I think you might be happier with the results.
01-01-2014, 10:11 AM
#27
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Spring Green,WI
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Is that awesome. I love the colors in the design. If you did piano keys first, could you fill them in with yellow swirlies. I like to do a straight line, then another 1/4 inch away, the skip an inch and make another set. I love to fill in that inch with a quilt pattern. You could make that "skip" any width you like for your swirls. I am thinking though that it is so awesome and wonderful just as it is, it doesn't need any more design. That border allows the eye to rest.
I just love how you did the color placement. It is so bright and happy. I saw it and just thought WOW. a very happy WOW.
I just love how you did the color placement. It is so bright and happy. I saw it and just thought WOW. a very happy WOW.
01-01-2014, 11:18 AM
#29
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Iowa
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I have to agree with the others, when there is this much noticeable fullness, it's going to pucker and pleat; and it's too nice to not spend and hour and a half to do it properly. I didn't pull on my first border when I sewed it, either, never fixed it, and although my SIL did a pretty good job of covering it up, it's all I ever notice on my first quilt.
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