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Here are a couple pics of some fabric I have for a QFK quilt. The panel with the sashing I added is approx. 24"X40". My question is this, I don't want to make it a whole lot longer, but want to make it wider. I was thinking of making pinwheels, 4 patches, or something along that line of the red (looks orange in the pic) the blue, green and yellow. But I only want to put them on the sides, not the top and bottom. Will this look funky? The brown mottle will be the border fabric, and the motorcycles on blue will be the backing. I will welcome any suggestions offered. Help!!!! I don't have a whole lot of the motorcycles on blue to add some to the front.
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Why not keep it simple and sew the colors together and make stipes for the sides just as it has the little border now. It would be bright and this is a 'kids' quilt.
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Nice quilt!!
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I think it would look fine with something coming down the sides!!!!
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just about anything coming down the sides would look nice.
i would personally do flying geese because the block suggests movement to me. |
I would cut the panels apart, loosing the striped border. Then 2 rows of flying geese/pin wheels between the 2 sets of smaller panels, and a row on either side of the main panel. You could re join with narrow horizontal sashing made from the stripe. I think that this would make it look more integrated rather than just adding a row on either side.
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Originally Posted by PaperPrincess
I would cut the panels apart, loosing the striped border. Then 2 rows of flying geese/pin wheels between the 2 sets of smaller panels, and a row on either side of the main panel. You could re join with narrow horizontal sashing made from the stripe. I think that this would make it look more integrated rather than just adding a row on either side.
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Originally Posted by fabric_fancy
just about anything coming down the sides would look nice.
i would personally do flying geese because the block suggests movement to me. |
By the way, that stripe border is actually chains and tire tracks, which is why I added it.
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I'm with cutting the panel apart and putting a border between the two small pictures and then putting borders on the side of the longer picture.
The person will love it no matter what you do because it is a subject they love |
Originally Posted by grann of 6
Originally Posted by fabric_fancy
just about anything coming down the sides would look nice.
i would personally do flying geese because the block suggests movement to me. I would alternate the colors for the flying geese. I'm sure the lucky kid that receives it will love it however you decide to make it. |
I just thought of something else. I could put the large center block in the middle of the back and use the 4 smaller blocks on the front with flying geese or something bordering them. Trying to do the calculations for a balanced look around all the blocks with that big one in the middle is proving to be very tedious because the measurements are not equal between the large block and the smaller blocks.
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Originally Posted by grann of 6
Originally Posted by fabric_fancy
just about anything coming down the sides would look nice.
i would personally do flying geese because the block suggests movement to me. |
I would use the blue for the border. When a kid looks at it all they'll see is the center.
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I think that side borders would be great! Use all the colours and make it colourful!
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Your idea is a good one to make side borders and then you can finish it off by bordering all sides to complete the look.
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Lots of good suggestions here. I don't have any to add, but do want to say that it's going to be a wonderful quilt that someone is going to absolutely love. :thumbup:
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I made a wall hanging for my DH a long time ago... it needed a border (I was new to quilting at the time). I decided to take two shades of gray and make "tire tracks". Turned out great, but took me forever! I used a template cut from cardboard, I'm sure there was a simpler way, but you do what you know with the tools you have. :)
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