Opinions on tube quilt blocks please

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02-08-2011, 12:51 PM

#41

Picklelady

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I dont' mean to be stupid but ... what is a tube quilt?? can you let me know.

02-08-2011, 01:55 PM

#42

Tweety2911

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Quote:

Originally Posted by littlehud

I would do the border in the floral and bind with dark red. Maybe a stitch in the ditch with a pretty motif is the center of each block.

Ditto.

02-08-2011, 02:04 PM

#43

Scrap Happy

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I think a red border with red binding would be pretty. The colors are so pretty together. It will be beautiful no matter what you do.

02-08-2011, 05:54 PM

#44

Halo

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I think a red border the same width as the red in the pattern & then a larger border of the flower fabric & bind it in red would really make it pop. Those blocks are beautiful & will be a beautiful quilt.

02-08-2011, 06:19 PM

#45

bobquilt3

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OK, you're the second to mention "Tube quilt block". What are they? A method, a pattern?
They are very pretty, by the way.

02-08-2011, 06:19 PM

#46

bobquilt3

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OK, you're the second to mention "Tube quilt block". What are they? A method, a pattern?
They are very pretty, by the way.

02-08-2011, 07:16 PM

#47

neeng

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Quote:

Originally Posted by marymac628

I would do a border of green, the the floral and then bind with the dark red, but that is just MHO

I agree, this would really set it off.

02-08-2011, 07:25 PM

#48

Stitchit 123

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Quote:

Originally Posted by raptureready

I'd do the border in the flowered and the binding in the dark red but that's only because I don't like white in my bindings. Either way would work though.

02-08-2011, 08:07 PM

#49

butterflywing

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how about straight-line echo stitching around the center red diamond and continuing at 1/2" intervals? maybe white thread?
(i hope you're prewashing the red with either a color catcher or retayne. if not, then wash with retayne as soon as the quilt is finished and before it's washed with detergent.)

btw, what color will you use on the backing?

02-08-2011, 08:31 PM

#50

wildyard

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I would do the floral border first and then the red and bind in the red. I always like the darkest border on the outside! A narrow red border first... perhaps 1" red, then a 3" floral and then a 2" red and red binding [finished sizes].