Pieced border help
10-24-2019, 04:28 AM
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First of all, all I can say is WOW! the Quilt is gorgeous and the border will be fantastic on it.
In all the years I have been quilting, it is never too late to learn something. I had never heard of the term "cope" as far as quilting is concerned. Now I have. Makes perfect sense. I have done it many time - who knew there was a term for it!
Can not wait to see the finished quilt.
In all the years I have been quilting, it is never too late to learn something. I had never heard of the term "cope" as far as quilting is concerned. Now I have. Makes perfect sense. I have done it many time - who knew there was a term for it!
Can not wait to see the finished quilt.
10-25-2019, 06:21 AM
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Marcia, the border is wonderful! Looks like it is a lot of work, but it looks too good with the quilt to stop making it.
I don't have that book, but I just may have to get it because I like that border so much.
I don't have that book, but I just may have to get it because I like that border so much.
10-25-2019, 07:10 AM
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[QUOTE=Battle Axe;8317284]
New word: c.o.p.i.n.g. I am think this is coping as in coping in a bad marriage. She talks about a coping strip or piece or border? I'd rather all it a miserable mis-alignment.
I'm sure one of you has tried this.[QUOTE]
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In the “old days” when blocks were not the same size (as an example: an inch +/-) the quilter would add a “strip” of fabric to make the blocks the same size. These added strips were called “coping strips”. Very common to see in vintage quilts. Usually this happened only on one or two blocks in the same quilt.
Now we (most people) have an abundance of fabric so we will remake the block to get it to The same size as the other blocks, etc.
New word: c.o.p.i.n.g. I am think this is coping as in coping in a bad marriage. She talks about a coping strip or piece or border? I'd rather all it a miserable mis-alignment.
I'm sure one of you has tried this.[QUOTE]
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In the “old days” when blocks were not the same size (as an example: an inch +/-) the quilter would add a “strip” of fabric to make the blocks the same size. These added strips were called “coping strips”. Very common to see in vintage quilts. Usually this happened only on one or two blocks in the same quilt.
Now we (most people) have an abundance of fabric so we will remake the block to get it to The same size as the other blocks, etc.
Last edited by Ellen 1; 10-25-2019 at 07:13 AM.
10-25-2019, 01:25 PM
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That border is just like one I made for my challenge two years ago. It is called "Another Links". But the way I saw it, it was made of two different coordinating colors. It looks like square chain links in a row. The two colors define each link in the chain. One judge thought it was outstanding and gave me a blue ribbon; the next judge thought it was too "busy" and detracted from the center of the quilt. So it goes! ! !
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