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    Old 03-12-2016, 07:33 AM
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    to bdschafer....
    I have been buying up 'music' fabric over the past few months but haven't seen any with piano keys. I just downloaded the pattern a few days ago but haven't had a chance to really look at it.
    Maybe someone else will pop in and have info on where fabric could be purchased.

    Here's a google search...maybe you'll get lucky and find some for sale.
    https://www.google.ca/search?q=music...o0Ae8Q_AUIBigB

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    Old 03-12-2016, 10:56 AM
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    I have used corner squares on some and mitered on others. Both looks fine. The corner squares make the border look a bit more formal.
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    Old 03-12-2016, 12:06 PM
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    Originally Posted by bdschafer
    I really like that pattern.. I would love to get all that fabric, but went to their site and didn't see any that the pattern shows. I looked around at the different shops that were shown, but I guess I'd need to call them!?!? Is that the only way to get that fabric?
    No, the manufacturers themselves do not sell to the public. You can go to www.quiltshops.com and put the name of the fabric into the search bar and find shops that carry it.
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    Old 03-12-2016, 12:12 PM
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    I like to put blocks in my corners, it seems to hold the pattern together rather than leaking out through the corners.
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    Old 03-12-2016, 04:54 PM
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    i either put a whole different block in that corner like kalamaqults does or put a plain solid there. Only once did i mitre it. good luck.
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    Old 03-12-2016, 05:32 PM
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    If you simplify your fan idea, you could use something like the block Deb Tucker calls the "Corner Beam." Here is a link to the ruler, but you could easily pp this for four blocks and I think it would continue the look of your piano key border.

    http://www.studio180design.net/shop/product/DT12/
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    Old 03-12-2016, 08:30 PM
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    These two are mitered. I do like the looks of a mitered corner. [ATTACH=CONFIG]544678[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]544679[/ATTACH]
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    Old 03-12-2016, 10:46 PM
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    Love the diagonal corners.
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    Old 03-13-2016, 03:28 AM
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    so many wonderful ideas... I think I just did a solid block when I did the quilt in my Avatar... your possibilities seem endless. We'll be curious to know what you decided...
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    Old 03-13-2016, 04:31 AM
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    https://www.flickr.com/photos/391684...posted-public/

    Here is my latest Soldier quilt.
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