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    Old 02-07-2011, 10:02 PM
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    What can I say, justwantaquilt just got arrested by the border police, Good nite all
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    Old 02-08-2011, 01:39 AM
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    Originally Posted by sewingsuz
    It probably was a teacher that had a 6 inch wide ruler.
    :lol: :lol:
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    Old 02-08-2011, 02:08 AM
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    I always thought just because a pattern called for a super wide border did not mean I had to do one.
    I got told that certain things had to be done only one way, made me go look for alternate ways to do them.
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    Old 02-08-2011, 04:09 AM
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    oh pooh pooh - Im into breaking the rules. = it is NOT daring to add a border 3 inches or so. If "they" say 6 inches is appropriate, let THEM do it/ Do ya WANNA make a
    cookie cutter quilt?
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    Old 02-08-2011, 04:18 AM
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    Hey, Just heard - they've arrested the quilt police for impersonating an officer! No, really!!!! We are Freeeeeeee to do whatever we want!

    The only thing "magic" about 6" is that's the width of the first rotary cutting rulers. The other widths came later.

    When I am putting borders on my quilts, I add one, then stand back & decide if that's the right size. I repeat until I'm done. I re-did the coral border of my avatar quilt as I had one too big on there first. cut it down nearly in half! This is the first time a quilt has spoken to me. If they're talking, I'm not usually listening! :-)
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    Old 02-08-2011, 04:37 AM
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    Oh my goodness, if there were as many rules as some quilters like to make it out to be I would have stopped quilting years ago. Do what you think looks good and to heck with anybody else! ;)
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    Old 02-08-2011, 04:49 AM
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    When I first started quilting I was told "this is the rule", "this is how you should do it" and I stayed pretty frantic alot of the times when I first started, thinking I was breaking the rules.............then I remembered this..............In the immortal words of Frank Sinatra "I did it myyyyy waaaaay" :)

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    Old 02-08-2011, 05:00 AM
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    LOL!!
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    Old 02-08-2011, 05:10 AM
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    Borders are for making it bigger because you didn't have enough middle. :oops:
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    Old 02-08-2011, 05:21 AM
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    I hope you laughed at them.
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