"Olivia's Checkerboard" quilt

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09-04-2009, 10:04 AM

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Chrys

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beautiful!!!!!!!!!!

09-04-2009, 01:35 PM

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Eddie

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Thanks again, everyone.

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Originally Posted by feline fanatic

Beautiful, meticulous work Eddie. I like the scalloped edge as well. Do you have a template that you cut it with or just free hand it?

Yes, I made a template out of cardboard and then used that to draw the scallop on the border. I used a Tupperware lid that was the size I needed to get the right curve in it.

09-04-2009, 01:51 PM

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Harmony

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Beautiful and classic! Your daughter is a lucky girl!

09-04-2009, 02:16 PM

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barnbum

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Those two blocks go so nicely together! The scalloped border gives it a wonderful feminine touch for a daughter.

I can see you're not sewing the border by hand on the back... what do you do?

09-04-2009, 02:24 PM

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Eddie

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Originally Posted by barnbum

I can see you're not sewing the border by hand on the back... what do you do?

I do a double fold french binding on my quilts. The binding on the front of this one is 3/8" wide and then wraps around to the back where it is 1/2" wide. So after wrapping it around to the back, I stitch in the ditch on the front between the border and binding so that the needle just catches the binding on the back by 1/8".

09-04-2009, 03:39 PM

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SharonC

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As per usual, I love your quilt. I really think that the wavy border sets it off nicely. Beautiful.

09-04-2009, 03:56 PM

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Joan

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Magnificent, Eddie!

Maybe, you can do a tutorial on that scalloped edge. WOW!

09-04-2009, 05:18 PM

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butterflywing

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wowee! how do you find the time to do such painstakingly beautiful work?
are you doing these to sell? they certainly are of the highest professional level.

09-05-2009, 04:17 AM

#49

patty48

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I loved this quilt sooooo much that I ran out and got the book yesterday! I can't wait to start. I agree, a tutorial on the wavy edge would be wonderful. Thanks for posting such a beautiful quilt.