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| Does anyone have a pattern for a ribbon border? I've looked at the ones on Quilterscache.com but I'm wondering if there's anything else, maybe a little bit more detailed or ornate. I want to do a black, white, and black/white print border around a big red poppies print and need something that will really set off the center. I've tried Curling Ribbon, but I don't love it as much as I wanted to.
Kate |
Here is a link that might be useful: Quilterscache.com Borders / Curling Ribbon
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- Posted by magothyrivergirl (My Page) on Tue, Oct 11, 11 at 9:59
| Teresa is the border person! She has a book with a zillion borders and she taught a little border class at Camp from another book by Pat Speth. A few cuts of a 5" square, and you can make a variety of different borders. I am going to buy the book. Please post a picture of the Poppy center. please...please |
Here is a link that might be useful: Pat Speth Boarder Book
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- Posted by geezerfolks (My Page) on Tue, Oct 11, 11 at 10:35
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| Thank you, both! That bow and ribbon border is very interesting and something I may be able to use on this wallhanging. (or the next one!) I have wanted to buy Pat Speth's Amazing Nickel Quilts book - the first one - for a long time but haven't done it. I so rarely buy quilt books, but I may need that one AND her border book. |
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| Sharon, that bow and ribbon border is beautiful. I will have to bookmark that site. Thanks. ~Geraldine |
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- Posted by toolgranny (My Page) on Tue, Oct 11, 11 at 12:48
| Eleanor Burns does one using half square triangles that's lovely and very easy. I could duplicate it but can't find it online to show you. |
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- Posted by jennifer_in_va (My Page) on Tue, Oct 11, 11 at 13:07
| I did the curling ribbon one on two edges of my blue/white mystery quilt. You can see it hanging from the bottom rail of the Camp Cheerio quilt show picture..somewhere about middle, as I recall. Maybe you could post a picture of the center and that'll spur ideas. |
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| The center is just a panel I purchased. It's not even intended for quilting; it's a Japanese gift wrapping cloth. Bright red with a few white poppies. I'm using it for a wallhanging for my home office. The wall is visible through the top part of a window so the image has to be bold to be seen by anyone walking by. Any details will be lost. Kate |
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| This is the poppies panel. It's 30"x30" and even brighter red than it shows in the image.
The plan right now - always subject to change as I lay things out to see how I like it - is to use a tiny metallic gold border first, then a thin black-on-black border of maybe an inch, then the black/white ribbon border, then another thin black-on-black border. At the last quilt show I found some wonderful black/white batik prints and a 5-pack of black-on-black tone fat quarters. |
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| I love the one by Pam Bono - she has 2 variations, |
Here is a link that might be useful: Something Blue
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| (Sorry, I don't know how to add more than 1 link per message) and here is the other one! Karlene |
Here is a link that might be useful: Wedding Ribbon
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- Posted by magothyrivergirl (My Page) on Wed, Oct 12, 11 at 9:57
| I really like the one Sharon posted in the link - are there directions for that one? Here is something different than a bow, but I think would be striking using the fabrics you described as the border. It is French Knot. |
Here is a link that might be useful: French Knot Tute
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- Posted by faintheart (My Page) on Wed, Oct 12, 11 at 22:24
| Can't help on the ribbon border but that panel is beautiful!!! Be sure to share the finished project, Kate. I am sure it is going to be stunning! Deanna |
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