Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilt 2017 - En Provence
01-29-2017, 06:22 PM
#1701
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You did a fantastic job, Average quilter! It looks stunning. Will you send it out to be quilted? I can't imagine making it even bigger if you will quilt it yourself on a regular sewing machine as I will. Is this a keeper, or do you have plans to give it to someone?
Leslie
Leslie
01-30-2017, 10:20 AM
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audsgirl,
I will send the quilt out to a long armer. It will probably be a wedding present for one of our grandchildren; we have nine. I wanted it to be queen sized.
Yesterday on her blog, Bonnie Hunter said, "I LOVE pieced borders. I do. I think you know that. If there is going to be a border I like it to really make a statement, and if it is pieced, it ends the quilt right there. Very rarely is there a “plain fabric” border outside of my pieced one. Usually because the quilt is already reached maximum size! And because I feel the statement made by a pieced border is somehow diminished and minimalized by the addition of a plain fabric border outside of it."
I am a big fan of Bonnie Hunter and also love pieced borders. However, some years ago Alex Anderson said that it is helpful to always put a plain border as the last border after a pieced border, even if it is one inch wide. It helps with stability and makes it easier to put the quilt top in a quilting frame, either for hand or machine quilting.
I also like the look of a solid frame around my quilts. We are all different.
I will send the quilt out to a long armer. It will probably be a wedding present for one of our grandchildren; we have nine. I wanted it to be queen sized.
Yesterday on her blog, Bonnie Hunter said, "I LOVE pieced borders. I do. I think you know that. If there is going to be a border I like it to really make a statement, and if it is pieced, it ends the quilt right there. Very rarely is there a “plain fabric” border outside of my pieced one. Usually because the quilt is already reached maximum size! And because I feel the statement made by a pieced border is somehow diminished and minimalized by the addition of a plain fabric border outside of it."
I am a big fan of Bonnie Hunter and also love pieced borders. However, some years ago Alex Anderson said that it is helpful to always put a plain border as the last border after a pieced border, even if it is one inch wide. It helps with stability and makes it easier to put the quilt top in a quilting frame, either for hand or machine quilting.
I also like the look of a solid frame around my quilts. We are all different.
01-30-2017, 10:32 AM
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I have enjoyed reading everyone's posts and looking at the pictures of your progress. I'm especially impressed by the alternate color schemes and block arrangements. I finished my top, making a few changes. I used a floral as the center of all the stars. I added one more row of 4 patches on the top and bottom to make a rectangle, then added a plain purple border.
Love your changes! Appears to me you are far more than an average quilter!! Amazing quilt!
01-30-2017, 04:30 PM
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Someone is going to be very happy to receive this gorgeous quilt, Average quilter! You may have a minor squabble on your hands, because everyone will want it. I can see the logic in Alex Anderson's reasoning for a solid fabric border beyond a pieced one. It makes sense to me to add stability. I'm hoping the binding on mine will aid in that regard, if I ever get it quilted!
Leslie
Leslie
01-31-2017, 09:44 AM
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Gosh, our internet was down for a couple of days and I sure missed a lot of posts on here. It's great to see so many finished quilts for this year's mystery. They are all so beautiful.
I finished my top last week but haven't had a chance to get it laid out for a photo yet. We have a new puppy in the house and she gets in the way...a lot!
I finished my top last week but haven't had a chance to get it laid out for a photo yet. We have a new puppy in the house and she gets in the way...a lot!
02-02-2017, 11:13 PM
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Finally pieced!
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I had cut a dark green border to calm it down and frame the center, but just changed my mind. I like the stars floating on the neutral 4 patches, and I am not certain the green goes with the binding. What say you all?
With green:
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Without:
Oh well, as Scarlett would say "I'll think about it tomorrow. After all, tomorrow is another day".
[ATTACH=CONFIG]567362[/ATTACH]
I had cut a dark green border to calm it down and frame the center, but just changed my mind. I like the stars floating on the neutral 4 patches, and I am not certain the green goes with the binding. What say you all?
With green:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]567363[/ATTACH]
Without:
Oh well, as Scarlett would say "I'll think about it tomorrow. After all, tomorrow is another day".
Last edited by Krisb; 02-02-2017 at 11:16 PM.
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