Advice on border would be much appreciated
09-12-2013, 01:50 AM
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Advice on border would be much appreciated
[ATTACH=CONFIG]435486[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]435487[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]435488[/ATTACH]Hi, I wonder if anyone would be kind enough to give an opinion on how to best use the border fabric on this quilt top? I think I prefer the unbroken border however is it okay to cut the fabric along its length? There are four repeats of the border so I think there's plenty of it to go all around. This will be a full king when its finished. I ran out of fabric so just getting down to finishing off the bands today before getting stuck into the border. Thank you
09-12-2013, 02:30 AM
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lOF is fine. If you want more info on grain and cutting there is a good thread, a few pages in at this moment. It is called 'first cut - LOF instead of WOF'. OP 9/7/13. Beautiful use of this gorgeous panel. You may want a calming border as your final border and the brighter blue for binding.
09-12-2013, 02:45 AM
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Thank you ladies. I am such an idiot! I went to make the missing band of blocks to discover I ordered fairy frost grape instead of blackberry! Such carelessness. The fabric won't waste but I am so annoyed with myself!
09-12-2013, 02:52 AM
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A lot of quilters prefer to cut along the length so their borders have no joins. Take a deep breath - although I don't do it myself - some quilters tear 
their fabric instead of cutting it! I'd be too scared the pattern was 'off' to do it myself.
Also, if you mitre the border, you'll get a nice finish on a big print.
their fabric instead of cutting it! I'd be too scared the pattern was 'off' to do it myself.Also, if you mitre the border, you'll get a nice finish on a big print.
09-12-2013, 02:52 AM
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lOF is fine. If you want more info on grain and cutting there is a good thread, a few pages in at this moment. It is called 'first cut - LOF instead of WOF'. OP 9/7/13. Beautiful use of this gorgeous panel. You may want a calming border as your final border and the brighter blue for binding.
09-12-2013, 03:11 AM
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Hard for me to visualize because of two things. I don't know where the top fits on a king bed. And, I don't know if the quilt is going all the way to the floor. With that in mind, I'd start at the floor with a fairy frost blue that matches one of the blues in the border as the binding. Next up would be the wide border that would act like a bed skirt. From that point to the quilt top edge is where you would want a break. Here you could again use fairy frost maybe the same one. Lots of ideas. I love to play these out on a design board, helps alot.
09-12-2013, 04:04 AM
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Hard for me to visualize because of two things. I don't know where the top fits on a king bed. And, I don't know if the quilt is going all the way to the floor. With that in mind, I'd start at the floor with a fairy frost blue that matches one of the blues in the border as the binding. Next up would be the wide border that would act like a bed skirt. From that point to the quilt top edge is where you would want a break. Here you could again use fairy frost maybe the same one. Lots of ideas. I love to play these out on a design board, helps alot.
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