Making a finished quilt bigger...can this be done?
10-17-2013, 09:20 AM
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I would just make a new quilt. She can use the old one as a snuggle quilt.
There isn't any way to add borders on a scalloped quilt without dissembling the quilt in a rather significant way. Even floating the quilt on new material requires you to disassemble the quilt so that you can applique it to the new material. No sense in going through that much work since your granddaughter will outgrow (mentally) that quilt in a couple of years as she will want 'big girl' design.
There isn't any way to add borders on a scalloped quilt without dissembling the quilt in a rather significant way. Even floating the quilt on new material requires you to disassemble the quilt so that you can applique it to the new material. No sense in going through that much work since your granddaughter will outgrow (mentally) that quilt in a couple of years as she will want 'big girl' design.
10-17-2013, 10:23 AM
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You could add more borders under the scallops. You could make and quilt out the borders. Then slip them under the scalloped edge about 1 inch above the highest point of the scallop, and sew on with your machine. Then on the top side, you could top stitch, or hand stitch the curved parts of the scallops to the new boder that it lies on top of. You would probably need to use a thin bat so that the area where the two parts are attached together doesn't get too thick or heavy.
Some others had pretty much the same idea; I just happened to blurt it out, faster. 
10-18-2013, 03:45 AM
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Wow -- thanks for the great ideas! Here'a pic of her current quilt. I like the idea of adding borders around the edges, but making a new coordinating quilt would be much easier. I'll check with her mommy (my daughter) to see what she wants.
10-20-2013, 08:21 PM
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What a beautiful quilt!!I would hate to cut it up..This one can be folded at the bottom of the bed, with a twin actually covering the bed of coordinating fabrics
10-20-2013, 09:07 PM
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I'd add a border UNDER the scallops, letting the older edge be a design element
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