Quilt borders do not need to be boring. After the simple steps of adding a quilt border, we'll explore quilt border ideas beyond the simple corner blocks, or simple border. Next time you finish the center of your quilt, try a new border with great designs. The quilt's border is a great place to add new blocks, your favorite quilting designs and more.
Not all quilting borders are outdated! Get inspired by these modern quilt order ideas and use the quilt border designs for your next project!
Let me show you how to add borders to your quilt the correct way! It is always best to measure the quilt top and add the correct size borders.
Not all quilting borders are outdated! Get inspired by these modern quilt order ideas and use the quilt border designs for your next project!
Have you ever gotten your quilt blocks all pieced together and then been totally stumped on what to do for the borders? Me too! Haha! I will show you what I came up with and maybe it will inspire some creative ideas in you too!Last week, I was working on my first Dresden Plate quilt (you can see that post here). I did some different kind of block arrangements that are whimsical and maybe a little artsy… So when I got to the border I had to pause (but not for long because this quilt had to be don
Learn to make an easy no math Prairie Braid Quilt Border perfect for panel quilts | Video Tutorial
Sometimes, once a quilt top is finished, all we want to do is add a plain border or two. Many times they frame the quilt top very nicely, but a pieced border can add something special. Pieced borde…
I had ‘snowing class’ last night and I’m so excited about the border to the courthouse steps quilt! It’s looking great already. I had a lot of strips cut that I didn’t…
So, you have a quilt top all pieced together, and it just needs something more. This is where borders come in. So, what borders should you use? Like everything in quilting, there are no hard and fast rules, only what you like. Today, I’ll show you some ideas, and ways to figure border size and number.
Not all quilting borders are outdated! Get inspired by these modern quilt order ideas and use the quilt border designs for your next project!
Let’s make another border. This time the border has 2 blocks that are placed on point complete with side triangles and corner triangles. Let’s learn how to make a Jewels border in 3 min…
Hello! Welcome to this week's Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday hosting! This is where you can link up your finishes that you're excited/relieved/proud about! Show us your finished quilt, or complicated quilt top, or even a full set of intricate blocks that took you forever to do! We appreciate your including a link to this event in the post that you're sharing, and when you link up, don't forget to use the URL for your particular post page, not the general URL for your blog/photo set. :) I am super excited to share my finished UFO, "Ruffled Roses," by Sue Garman, as it has been in the works for quite a long time. (I will edit this for a full-face shot of the quilt as soon as weather permits me to get it outside with holder-uppers.) This was the 2011 Block of the Month quilt at The Quilt Show. I purchased their kit, because the spring colors appealed to me during my winter shopping. It started out that fall as a very long-term project in my hand applique tote. In February 2013, it went onto my BOM work rotation and the piecing got monthly attention, until the top was finished in February 2015. At that point, it was hung in the Quilt Top Closet until whichever time came first: My turn with a master longarmer, or I got my own longarm and felt ready to work on this. I'm really glad the line was too long to beat out my acquisiton, because quilting this up for my first 2019 UFO was supremely satisfying. It took just under 87 intense hours. I needed a good 2 week break completely away from it after that, but yesterday I got the binding attached and all stitched down, keeping its track record of significant stages culminating in Februaries. For some reason, that quite tickles me. By the way, this is my February 2019 project for the Elm Street Quilts OMG challenge! And I'm so excited about this finish, I'm linking up at Show Off Saturday, and Tish's UFO Busting, as well. This is my best quilt that I've made so far. And I admit that I'm quite sad that it's leaving me. Last year, I promised my mother-in-law her choice of quilt tops in the closet to quilt up for her, and she chose this one. At least I know it's going to a great home where it won't be abused. :) Most of the quilting comes from my own ideas, but the curved crosshatches and feather work encircling the baskets was a study of the work in those borders that Lisa Sipes did in 2012 on this Ruffled Roses: For the rest of the work, I knew I wanted to put a good bit of McTavishing on this quilt - for the applique background in the center, corner, and swag border areas, as well as for the basket backgrounds. I knew I wanted to try out some pumpkin seed work, which fit into the on-point round. I knew I wanted to quilt feathers and roses that mimed the applique roses in the big central setting triangles that had so much untouched yellow. I actually quilted curved crosshatching in the first corner to reflect the curved cross hatching in the outer white border of the quilt, but it didn't look as great in the design as I wanted it to (with the nearby straight diagonals of the trellis round), so I spent almost 2 hours picking it out so I could switch to this straight crosshatching! I had to think about what I wanted to do in the green border with the big purple dots - wanted something to tie those dots in a little better, so I tried this paisley-and-roses approach in a thicker variegated thread. I wasn't sure what I was going to think of the contrasting thread (pinks, purples, etc.) - but I love the effect!! Particularly once I put in the figure-8s in the thin bands along either side. Roses got quilted into the outer piano-key colored border, as well, with meandering leaves filling in the rest. I had pressed all those seams open, so ditch work in each "key" wasn't an option. I really love the roses and vines, anyway, better than I probably would have liked the SID effect on this particular quilt. I started marking roses into the trellis border, but they didn't completely float my boat, so I put some daisies in, instead. I needed something to tame down the big dark purple hearts in four of the applique blocks, so I came up with some detail work that I kind of reflected in the open hearts in the swag border corners. I also put some motifs with hearts or flowers in some of the large basket areas that needed "something" to break up their expanses. There are a lot of quilting themes on this quilt, but I tried to keep it cohesive by having each theme reflected somewhere. Some things were more successful than others, but overall, it came out wonderful! The last border for me to figure out was the swags. I didn't know how I was going to quilt them until after everything else was done, including their McTavish background. I drew tons of ideas out on my overlay sheets, tried and picked out a couple, and finally stumbled on feathers for the top green and a sort of ruffle-miming approach for the bottom green. That one made me happy. This was all done with double batting - Hobbs Premium Washable Wool on top of Hobbs Heirloom 80/20. I used all kinds of threads in about eight different colors - mostly So Fine and Monopoly, with that Superior Rainbow thread thrown in. Usually I change the bobbin color out to match the top thread, but with the double batt and the mostly-pastels threads on top, I kept with my white SuperBob prewound bobbins the entire way through. They worked wonderfully for all the top threads. Went through 28 bobbins on this baby. And that's a thin thread! Can't imagine how many MagnaGlides it would have used. . . ~*~*~ So, now it's your turn! Link up with a finish you would like to share, and enjoy a few moments browsing what others are celebrating! TGIFF Link-Up for February 28, 2019: Inlinkz Link Party
Quilt borders do not need to be boring. After the simple steps of adding a quilt border, we'll explore quilt border ideas beyond the simple corner blocks, or simple border. Next time you finish the center of your quilt, try a new border with great designs. The quilt's border is a great place to add new blocks, your favorite quilting designs and more.
Photo above © Quilter's CacheMore great border construction ideas from Quilter's Cache. Get inspired and make those borders exciting! Full Post: Borders
Looking for fresh and unique quilting border ideas? Check out our collection of great border ideas for your next quilt project.
The Piano Keys Quilt Border Pattern makes a delightful quilt border that will surround your quilt with vibrant, playful contrast. Download a great quilt border and instructions on how to make it in this article.
Not all quilting borders are outdated! Get inspired by these modern quilt order ideas and use the quilt border designs for your next project!
Aside from playing around with EQ, this is what I’ve been working on. I need 4 long strips like this for one of the pieced borders for Scrappy Star. At this point, it seems like an endless bi…
Choose Among Several Designs! Do you want to give your quilt something extra? Consider a pieced border. Sawtooth, piano key and other pieced borders often provide just the right touch to take a nice quilt up a notch or two to extra special. If you’re thinking of a pieced border, consider what you can do …
My back aches. My left hand is throbbing from the excess of ruler work. My neck needs a brace (and about 18 uninterrupted hours in bed-ha!)....
Explore a Single Chain and Knot quilt design. 12 designs. Straight & on-point settings. Border ideas. Free block instructions. Simple quilt. Great results!
No Exact Pattern is Available but There Are Enough Hints to Construct Your Own! Every time we come across this quilt we need to stop and admire it for awhile. Everything about it appeals to us. The lovely tulips, the colors, the scrappy look … and the border treatment is simply spectacular. To finish it …
Borders Quilt"Borders Quilt" by Linda LaBrot. Quilting by Kim Norton... See more here: Borders Quilt
Borders? I have a love/hate relationship with borders on my quilts. And lately, I have been very lax---read that as lazy---about using ...
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Quilt borders do not need to be boring. After the simple steps of adding a quilt border, we'll explore quilt border ideas beyond the simple corner blocks, or simple border. Next time you finish the center of your quilt, try a new border with great designs. The quilt's border is a great place to add new blocks, your favorite quilting designs and more.
Heather Thomas presents some fun quilt border ideas as well as teaches you how to create a quilt border that isn’t straight edged.
Have you ever gotten your quilt blocks all pieced together and then been totally stumped on what to do for the borders? Me too! Haha! I will show you what I came up with and maybe it will inspire some creative ideas in you too!Last week, I was working on my first Dresden Plate quilt (you can see that post here). I did some different kind of block arrangements that are whimsical and maybe a little artsy… So when I got to the border I had to pause (but not for long because this quilt had to be don
I recently had a need to make a baby quilt for someone, so I pulled out some solid squares and light yellow background to whip up this easy ...
Using a walking foot is the easiest and quickest way to quilt borders. Continue reading for 7 easy border quilting ideas using a walking foot.
I had the honour of quilting this very special quilt this week. It was pieced by Adele who was a local guild members that passed away in December. Adele had an amazing ability to create quilts from her scraps that looked fabulous. Her eye for color was admired by all her friends and I was always drawn to her quilts at every quilt show. I would study them and try to figure out how she could combine fabrics that I would never think to put together and make them look great! She also was very skilled at hand appliqué and hand quilted most of her quilts. She was a very modest lady who didn’t understand why we would fuss over her quilts, a true sweetheart to all that knew her. Her presences is greatly missed at our meeting. Adele had not completed the appliqué on this top so her good friend Marg finished the remaining work so Adele’s children could have another heirloom quilt from their mother. I quilted free hand 3’s and E’s in the center across the stars and the CC’d the HSTs. I then SID around the appliqué and stippled the background. We woke up to more snow today just after all Sundays snow melted. This would be a pretty picture if it wasn't April.
The Piano Keys Quilt Border Pattern makes a delightful quilt border that will surround your quilt with vibrant, playful contrast. Download a great quilt border and instructions on how to make it in this article.
This evening I've been working on the border for the "If you were a quilt what would you look like" Challenge. I had a really difficult tim...
Quilt borders do not need to be boring. After the simple steps of adding a quilt border, we'll explore quilt border ideas beyond the simple corner blocks, or simple border. Next time you finish the center of your quilt, try a new border with great designs. The quilt's border is a great place to add new blocks, your favorite quilting designs and more.
Using a walking foot is the easiest and quickest way to quilt borders. Continue reading for 7 easy border quilting ideas using a walking foot.
The Triangles Quilt Border Pattern makes an elegant quilt border versatile enough to complement any quilt. Download a great quilt border and instructions on how to make it in this article.
You know I love a quick and easy panel quilt, but I refuse call it in and sacrifice design in favor of speed and ease. A Prairie Braid Border is just thing to add a fun, unique touch to a quilt, and yes, it is seriously easy to make!
The fancy piano keys border increases by 1″ so it’s easily added to any size quilt. The other one increases in 6″ increments so any quilt with 6″, 12″ or 18″ blocks is ok for this block too. Let’s lea
Looking for fresh and unique quilting border ideas? Check out our collection of great border ideas for your next quilt project.
