quilting borders
#1
quilting borders
I am about to quilt a wall hanging that has a 1 inch border and was wondering to I have to put quilting on that border? Of course I know it's my quilt and I can do what I want but just wondered what others thought.
Thanks.
Thanks.
#4
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Nebraska
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Just looking at the two wall-hangings I have up and they both have approximately 1 inch inner border that I didn't quilt and I think they look fine that way. They haven't lost their shape or anything. They are not the type of item that
will need to be washed, maybe vacuumed every now and then, so standing up to a washing machine shouldn't be a concern for me.
will need to be washed, maybe vacuumed every now and then, so standing up to a washing machine shouldn't be a concern for me.
#7
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Illinois
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The rule I learned is that the density of quilting in the border should be halfway between the most densely quilted part of your top & the least densely quilted part. So, like Martina wrote: unless the rest of your quilt is quilted with 1/2" or closer quilting, you should be fine leaving it unquilted (assuming you SID at edge of border).
Of course, the fun thing about rules is that sometimes they are best when broken.
Of course, the fun thing about rules is that sometimes they are best when broken.
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