from Don-isewman--a hand quilter
 

I have a ??, for anyone/everyone.I've been hand quilting on a grdmothers flower garden quilt top..I started hand quilting it in Oct-2012. I'm 98% done with it. Here is my ???. What should I do with the outside each of the quilt I'm working on..I posted a picture. So I hope anyone, will understand what I'm asking..[ATTACH=CONFIG]394168[/ATTACH]Its the white area next, to the green path. Thanks for any suggestions. Also each of those hexagon, I'm quilting a 1/4" around. There was roughly 2500-3000 hexagons. When it gets hand quilted completely. I'm be makeing another quilt to hand quilt it also. TAKE CARE everyone, and WELCOME to the newer member's. Don-isewman

I can't find the picture but, I saw one where they stitched and turned a row of hexagons that matched the edge, so that there was a single row of hexies around the edge on the back. Does that make sense?
found it!
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0TKXE8TQh6...0/IMG_1677.jpg

Cross hatching???

Cross hatching. Beautiul quilt!!!

I'veseen old GMFG quilts simply bound around the hexagonal edges. You could put a facing on,turn it,and that would work

It seems to me you are asking what to do in the white spot before the binding. What about putting a 1/2 GFG block in that space? It would fill that space and still offer a straight edge. Just a thought...

I have seen partial units or not complete flowers in the edge areas. Some fill with more green hexes , to represent the grass walkway. Some use more white rather than green . Some Grandmothers flower garden quilts I have seen do not have a binding.. both the back and top are turned in 1/4 inch and edge stitched. I think they call that a "knife edge turned edge"... The final edge has the shape of each edge of the hex on the border minus the 1/4 inch.
By the way awesome work fussy cutting alot of those hexes.

I am hand quilting a GFG too and have been at it since 2010. Too many other things going on. I never knew about the knife edge finish but I think it will work just great and I am going to give it a try. Good luck, Don with yours.The one my mom made back in the 30's has a small 1/2 " binding aorund the entire edge.

I echo Lori S.....I have one similar to yours on the go, I have completed all the blocks and next is the mammoth task of joining them up and then the hand-quilting. Yours looks great. I was considering facing mine, but have seen many knife-edge with a small binding....that's probably how I will finish mine (sometime in the next decade:)). Let us know what you decide and please share with us the finished pic. Love your work Don.....happy quilting.