piano keys borders
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piano keys borders
I am making a wall-hanging approx. 30 by 50 inches and plan to use a piano keys border on it. For those of you who have made a piano keys border, what size should I cut the keys? I was thinking perhaps cutting them 1 1/2 in and finishing at 1 inch. Would that be too small? or too wide? And how wide should the finished border be? I hate sewing long strips together as I always manage to sew them wonkily (is that a word?). Thanks for any advice yall can give me! also, has anyone tried putting black keys into a piano key border at the proper intervals....just like a keyboard? Thank you for your input.
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i don't think there are any 'set rules'. the width would be your preference and the keys don't even have to be equal widths as seen here http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cBueBzJEdz...0715%2B005.JPG
#3
I've always wondered the same thing. For example- if you want them all the same size how to insure that they will be equal at the ends?
Maybe for me it's that I'm Math challenged and also design challenged
Maybe for me it's that I'm Math challenged and also design challenged
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I strip pieced mine, which gave me a repeating pattern, but it was okay- I had enough colors that none were close together. Are you going to miter the corners? That's the tricky part.
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By sewing in alternate directions. Sew the first two strips, the add the next and sew from the side you just finished. Keeps the completed row from bowing.
I strip pieced mine, which gave me a repeating pattern, but it was okay- I had enough colors that none were close together. Are you going to miter the corners? That's the tricky part.
I strip pieced mine, which gave me a repeating pattern, but it was okay- I had enough colors that none were close together. Are you going to miter the corners? That's the tricky part.
#8
I think you could fudge on the last strip to make it fit in. That's what I will have to do because it won't come out exactly equal. Thanks everyone!
Last edited by Helen6869; 10-01-2017 at 12:24 PM. Reason: typo
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