found quilt top- Now how do I finish it?? please help!!
#23
Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Minnesota
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I have a quilt my grandmother made about 50 years ago with lots of color like yours. She did not put a border on it. I think a border might take away from your quilt. Lovely quilt enjoy using it knowing that your mother made it.
#26
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Southern California
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That's a very pretty top. It looks like it's well made and has lovely colors. I don't think it needs a border, unless you particularly want one or need to make it larger. You could use just about anything you want for the back. I'm sorry about your mom's condition, but hope that finishing this quilt will help you, and maybe her, remember better times.
#28
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: NE Missouri
Posts: 6,418
That is just beautiful. I think I would want to preserve it with just mom's work so no border, etc. Lovely quilting in those negative spaces would really bring it to life. Those long goodbyes are so horrible. As one said, just remember the good times when the times are tough.
#30
I don't think it needs a border, unless you have a specific size that you want. I have a habit of doing both simple machine quilting in the colored blocks and then hand quilting in the nagative spots. When you bind it, you can use many differnt colored strips put together.