Opinions please - Crazt QAYG
01-19-2011, 12:15 AM
#21
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I love your quilt! Gorgeous!
As for your question, looking at the tutorial that was posted by K3N (http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-36303-1.htm) my guess would be that you could either make the batting for the outer blocks larger (cos you'll need more batting on the outer edge to accomodate the binding)or you could join strips of batting to make up more than the size of your binding and cut it down to size?
I think thickness of binding will be dependant on your preference. I love your quilt as it is but a thicker binding will still look nice. Hope this helps. I am sure that there are more experienced quilters out there who probably have a different way of doing things.
Have fun!
As for your question, looking at the tutorial that was posted by K3N (http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-36303-1.htm) my guess would be that you could either make the batting for the outer blocks larger (cos you'll need more batting on the outer edge to accomodate the binding)or you could join strips of batting to make up more than the size of your binding and cut it down to size?
I think thickness of binding will be dependant on your preference. I love your quilt as it is but a thicker binding will still look nice. Hope this helps. I am sure that there are more experienced quilters out there who probably have a different way of doing things.
Have fun!
01-19-2011, 12:51 AM
#22
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It's a lovely quilt. I think I would have planned on a border, but adding it now would be something of a bother. For your next one, you might like to use more contrast on you thread, as you thought, but it is fine as it is.
01-19-2011, 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Liz aka Helen
I've got the same book, I like your results. I think I've bitten of more than I can chew though, mine has 17 different colors and I'm only part way done with the block. This is not as quick and easy as they say. Though I must admit that once I had my pretty 18" blocks cut to start I didn't want to cut any more.LOL. My friends husband threatened to come other with his scissor to get me started. They are both quilters too.
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