Tag: Borders

Wavy Border for the win

I have been working on a new YouTube series, thinking about easy designs for quilting borders…..

….starting out with Wavy Lines…..

Now you may look at my stitching and say “THAT isn’t very good at all”, and honestly, those were my thoughts as I was quilting…..

BUT, when you look at the reverse side (where the thread and fabric are the same color), ALL you see is the TEXTURE!!

We all need to remind ourselves of this when we start saying that we can’t quilt!!

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NO chopped off border designs here!!

Don’t you hate it when you are quilting a border and can’t figure out how to place the designs so that one isn’t CHOPPED OFF?

That was the dilemma presented to me by one listener, and this is my answer….

So, here are TWO methods of placing designs without chopping them off at the edges.

Hope one or both will help you!!

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Bordering the Stair-Steps

Yesterday I finished the inside section of the “Stair-Step” quilt…..

Now it was time to add some borders!!

My first thought was to use a narrow white border and a wider black outside border…

BUT…..

…..somehow that just didn’t sound right!!

So, I decided to flip that around and start with a black inner border, maybe with a dark grey outside…..

NOPE….that is TOO dark.

How about a white one…..

That one was too bland!!

Okay, let’s split the difference and try a light grey…..

I am still NOT impressed!!!

Okay….what if I skip the solids and try for a BRIGHT print……

NOW you are talking……

I have NO idea where this fabric came from, but it is the PERFECT border for such a bright quilt!

I can’t wait to get started on the quilting!!

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