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12-31-2013, 06:49 AM

Christine27

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My colorful quilt of happiness

My sis finished this during her Christmas visit at my house. Now I just have to quilt it! The black borders got a little wavy so although I would like to do swirly yellow on the black borders, I wonder if I should do black thread piano keys? Any suggestions? Thanks for looking!

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12-31-2013, 06:51 AM

Ms Grace

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This is a very pretty quilt!

12-31-2013, 07:08 AM

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Very, very pretty.

12-31-2013, 07:09 AM

MamaBear61

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That is a great quilt. I wonder if it wouldn't be worth the time to take the last border off and re-measure them and reapply, I think you might be happier with the results.

12-31-2013, 07:23 AM

Baloonatic

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That is a really pretty quilt, and looks like it took an awful lot of work! So saying, if it were mine, I would take off the wavy borders and resew them. An easy solution to achieve perfection, and you will never ever have to think "Oh I wish I'd..."! IMHO

12-31-2013, 07:30 AM

Homespun

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Very pretty. I made a scrap string quilt with wavy borders and I am going to take them off and resew!

12-31-2013, 07:33 AM

Mariposa

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Very pretty top!! She does lovely work!

12-31-2013, 08:46 AM

PaperPrincess

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That is a stunning quilt and well worth the extra effort. I would also remove the borders, cut them the correct length and reapply. Piano key quilting can take care of some fullness, but from the picture, I think redoing the border is your best bet.

12-31-2013, 08:49 AM

RedGarnet222

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I agree with everyone else. Removing the last border, measuring across the center to get the correct size and putting on new borders will bring it back to a fabulous quilt.