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Article #6: 3 Ways In Which You Can Finish Your Quilts With Great Borders

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A quilt border is a fabric frame that fabric as in the Quilt. If the main
surrounds a quilt. Learning about Borders pattern of your quilt is close to the
is an essential part of the make up of edge then the inner strip should be take
your Quilt. The color chosen for the from the more plain material and a
border should highlight the different patterned border on the outer. There is
colors, designs and fabrics within the obviously no rules to this, try various
quilt. combinations before finalising the design
A quilt may have a single border or and stitching the borders in position.
multiple borders of any width you choose. Measure your quilt top carefully,
Interrupted or pieced borders add preferably through the middle, to get the
interest and can repeat a design in the proper length for your borders. As above,
quilt although probably, depending on the add two sides first, like the right and
design, not necessarily the vivid part of left, and then add the top and bottom.
the quilts' patterns in the border. 3. Pieced border
1. Single Borders By far the most difficult is the pieced
The Single Border is a strip of fabric of border which I would suggest is not for
any width, which stitches to the edges of the leaner, complete a few quilts first
the pieced design. For me, provided that with the simpler single or multiple
the main design/pattern does not get too borders. I would make the pieced border
close to the edge of the quilt, then the from a maximum of 3 different pieces of
single border can be the main pattern the quilt fabric pattern and repeating on
provided it is not too vivid. Measure both sides & ends. Here it is even more
your quilt top carefully, preferably important to measure the length and width
through the middle, to get the proper of your quilt very accurately and
length for your borders. Add two sides dividing it up into equal lengths for
first, like the right and left, and then each piece.
add the top and bottom. I hope these tips will help you to decide
2. Multiple Border on the best border for your Quilt. Bye
Multiple quilt borders are made up of for now..............
usually two or three strips of the same






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