Scallop border help needed !!!
#1
Scallop border help needed !!!
My quilt is 60.5" across ...... what size of a circle do I need to make a scalloped edge template ??? Been working on this 5 hours now !!! NOTHING is coming out ! I have ordered the quilt in a day ruler for this, but we are stumped !!! My DH & FIL are now trying to figure this out , to no avail !!
Is it because it's not 60 but 60.5" across ??
THANK YOU for your math skills !!!
Is it because it's not 60 but 60.5" across ??
THANK YOU for your math skills !!!
#2
I was going to suggest something like this option with the freezer paper. http://www.craftsy.com/blog/2013/03/...quilt-borders/
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Here's what I would do. I would cut a piece of freezer paper (or other long paper such as waxed paper) to the length of the quilt and another to the width. I would fold the paper in half, then half again, then half again to evenly divide the length into equal sections. Once I had a section size I like, I would experiment with available saucers, cups, or whatever I could find around the house that is round to find a curved shape that fits well within the section size.
Alternatively you could use a compass, drawing a straight line down the middle of the paper (or maybe several lines if you don't want a full half-circle for the scallop) and use a compass to draw between the folded sections.
I haven't watched them, but there are several Youtube videos that show how to draft a scalloped border:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkt4GQ93z0w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIHhTxTpMQ0
Also found this website:
http://ankastreasures.wordpress.com/...allops-part-2/
Alternatively you could use a compass, drawing a straight line down the middle of the paper (or maybe several lines if you don't want a full half-circle for the scallop) and use a compass to draw between the folded sections.
I haven't watched them, but there are several Youtube videos that show how to draft a scalloped border:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkt4GQ93z0w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIHhTxTpMQ0
Also found this website:
http://ankastreasures.wordpress.com/...allops-part-2/
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I am math challenged so I use paper the length of the side, (plus the amount on the bottom and top) and fold the paper in half, then quarters etc. This gives me a crease for spacing my circle on the paper(plate with painter's tape across the middle). Once I have the outer curves where I want them' I reverse the plate for the inner curve. Once my paper pattern is perfect, I cut out the edge and pin it on the quilt. I do the other sides the same way and then stitch the curves before cutting the sandwich.
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