It’s Done!
Finished today. Only problem: white threads land on red fabrics, red threads land on white fabric. Those pieced squares are supposed to float–mathematically correct.
Finished today. Only problem: white threads land on red fabrics, red threads land on white fabric. Those pieced squares are supposed to float–mathematically correct.
Beautiful!!! Congratulations on completing it.
Chris
I just love your border! Would you be interested in sharing the block border instructions and sizes? It is perfect!!! Many compliments to you!!
Sure, Kathy. The floater borders are from 4 pieced strips–cut sizes = 1.5″ white, 1″ red, 1.5″ white, 1″ red. I pieced them and measured the quilt carefully, marked the borders to fit, sewed the 4 borders to the quilt then mitered the 4 cornes. The pieced borders were made from 2.5″ cut various red squares and white triangles cut from 4.25″ various white squares–they are QST, cut each white square twice on the diagonals. Left and right sides have 34 red squares with white triangles between and white half-square triangles on the outside corners–cut from 2.5″ white squares cut in half. Top and bottom sides have 28 red squares AND two corner squares joined the same way. I carefully marked centers and quarters of each border and the quilt to be sure all fit. The final border is cut 3.5″ because it was getting big–it’s 91″ x 108″ now.
The floater borders had to be 3″ finished so the pieced borders would fit. If you used a narrower pieced border, the floater borders could be smaller. That would require all the math to be redone. I’m happy with the size it is.
Thank you ever so much Barbara for sharing. Your quilt is lovely. What a lot of planning and time went into this.
It is perfect!
Lovely Quilt Barbara. I like the border, too. It’s a perfect match
Wow – that is beautiful!! I love your border. I have been ‘off’ sewing for the last few weeks … just lost my mojo for it! I am still 3 units behind!! I will finish though … I will try to pick it up again in the new year.
Sue
Wow! I love the border you chose.
Could you please tell me how u quilted your take2 quilt. Time shortage is causing me to have to machine quilt it. Many thnks. I have a retreat soon n wish to get last 8 blocks done n rest put together….then quilting to be started. Thanks,
Lyn