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hatchet 05-27-2011 07:32 AM

Since it's a picture of a picture, I'd frame it in brown like a frame and if it's a wall hanging, it seems natural. You don't want to take away from the picture in the middle, only compliment it.

AngieS 05-27-2011 07:33 AM

Very cute wall hanging, but I have no idea what to put around it. I like the idea of the prairie points and the idea of the fence look to make it look like a wood frame around it. Good luck. :) Can't wait to see it finished.

Tartan 05-27-2011 07:53 AM

How about using the binding that you sew on the back and flip to the front with faux piping? (tute on board) I would do my 1-3/8 binding dark blue and the 1-5/8 piping in white. Would piping count as 6th row?

neeng 05-27-2011 09:36 AM

White prairie points!

DawnMarie 05-27-2011 10:06 AM


Originally Posted by QuiltE
What a lovely quilt!!! Was the centrepiece a quilt challenge too?

You've tied the focal part well with all your borders and trimmings for sure!

If it's Quilter's Choice, and you don't really want it any larger ..... I'd say that the Quilter's Choice is no further borders! It looks absolutely perfect now ... and sometimes if you go that next step, you ruin it!

Now I'm confused .... you had the original post back in January ... so did the Guild not proceed with it til now?

This is called: "Dawn got to busy to work on this, so she procrastinated and has to have it done for the show in July." We were given the assignment for the 6th border at the end of January.
We could anything as the centerpiece, a panel, a block, whatever we wanted. I had made this a couple years ago, and I was using it as a teaching tool for my class. The round robin came up and it just seemed like a good choice to use it.

QuiltE 05-27-2011 07:15 PM


Originally Posted by DawnMarie

Originally Posted by QuiltE
What a lovely quilt!!! Was the centrepiece a quilt challenge too?

You've tied the focal part well with all your borders and trimmings for sure!

If it's Quilter's Choice, and you don't really want it any larger ..... I'd say that the Quilter's Choice is no further borders! It looks absolutely perfect now ... and sometimes if you go that next step, you ruin it!

Now I'm confused .... you had the original post back in January ... so did the Guild not proceed with it til now?

This is called: "Dawn got to busy to work on this, so she procrastinated and has to have it done for the show in July." We were given the assignment for the 6th border at the end of January.
We could anything as the centerpiece, a panel, a block, whatever we wanted. I had made this a couple years ago, and I was using it as a teaching tool for my class. The round robin came up and it just seemed like a good choice to use it.

It was a perfect choice ... and you've done a great job.

Debd 05-28-2011 02:59 AM

I like this idea, perhaps using a darker on two sides to make it a shadow box. You might get an optical illusion with your yoyos that way!


Originally Posted by hatchet
Since it's a picture of a picture, I'd frame it in brown like a frame and if it's a wall hanging, it seems natural. You don't want to take away from the picture in the middle, only compliment it.


KarenK 05-29-2011 11:02 AM

How about using a flange as the 6th border, then binding. The flange could be any of the colors already in the quilt. It will add another design element to your wall hanging and not make it any larger.

Love your quilt! Excellent work!

DawnMarie 05-29-2011 11:31 AM


Originally Posted by KarenK
How about using a flange as the 6th border, then binding. The flange could be any of the colors already in the quilt. It will add another design element to your wall hanging and not make it any larger.

Love your quilt! Excellent work!

What do you mean by flange?

KarenK 05-30-2011 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by DawnMarie

Originally Posted by KarenK
How about using a flange as the 6th border, then binding. The flange could be any of the colors already in the quilt. It will add another design element to your wall hanging and not make it any larger.

Love your quilt! Excellent work!

What do you mean by flange?

A flap (folded insert) of fabric between the quilt and the binding. For the one in the picture, I cut a 1" wide strip of fabric, folded it in half and ironed. After squaring up the quilt, the raw edges of the flap were matched to the raw edges of the quilt, pinned and machine basted a scant 1/4" from the raw edges. The sides were done first, then the top and bottom. Then the binding was applied. In the photo, the flap measures 1/4" and the binding 5/16".

Every time I've done this, I've made a small mock-up to check the measurements of the flap and binding. Sometimes the results didn't match the pictures in my head and adjustments had to be made. :-D


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