ShirlinAZ

I have a 6" border around a twin size quilt. Is it necessary to quilt the border? Is there any logic to quilting or not quilting?

grammyp

I would do a simple pattern in the border. Just my personal preference not to leave that much space unquilted.

amma

That is a long and wide area, the batting can stretch or bunch in this long of an area.
Most batting has a quilting requirement, if it is 6" for example, then you would have to quilt atleast one line of quilting across the border every 6" :D:D:D

maine ladybug

I would do some quilting in a 6 inch border. That's just a little bigger than I would want to leave unquilted.

amandasgramma

Yip -- me, too. Besides all the problems you'd run into if you didn't, it just plain looks better to quilt the border.

My batting says it can be quilted 10" apart without problems. You could do a straight line from the quilt to the outer edge every 10" or so (check your batting instructions). I don't think I'd like that idea, but would do in a pinch.

ShirlinAZ

Thank you all for the sound logic. The primary print is butterflies. I guess we'll find out if I can fmq butterflies in the border. I'm still a beginner at fmq. Wish me luck.

nativetexan

you could just do a simple curved line with swirls or loops as you go along.

Carron

If you don't want to quilt the area you could tie it with a color that would compliment your quilt.

belmer

definately do some quilting in that wide of a border.

Sadiemae

I would definitely quilt a 6 inch border to keep the batting in place.