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That's a solid start — the wool accents against cotton should give it a nice texture contrast. I'm curious how the background...
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Excellent plan. I am working on Month 12 now for both Solid and Print kits—that’s a lot of sewing.
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Finished month 7 and one outer border. I will try to make an outer border each month so as to not be so overwhelmed month...
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Thank-you Barbara! If I could, I would post that little forehead slap emoji! Duh! I feel so silly!
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The longest brown sashing strip is 44.5” so that tells you the size through Month 7.
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Hi Barbara! What should the dimensions be at the end of month 7 with the brown sashing included? I can't seem to find...
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If you study the photo from the kit, two of them are repeated. Choose any fabrics you like to get 12 different tiny triangles,...
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there are only 10 fabrics listed for #3 when I need 12. Print kit your list.
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If you have the PRINT Kit, you should have enough by using different fabrics in the center medallion. The SOLID Kit probably...
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Hello, I have a weird situation, without going into detail, some bleach splatter onto a corner of my medallion. Not a lot,...
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They will be available from Accuquilt. They should be available later this year, closer to the time the Kits are shippe...
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Hello to you all! These questions concerns the ACCUQUILT 2 DIES that are being designed for use on the 2027 BOM. Is there...
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A few years later, I finally finished my “My Flower Garden”. I spent the last 6 months hand quilting it.
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Month 7 finished! Unintended 'design choice' on bottom border - should have read instructions twice then sewn once!
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Here’s my progress so far. I am not 100% pleased with my log cabins, but I don’t think I’ll change them. The fabrics...
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Great job on your appliqué.
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Beautiful !!!
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This looks great! I love what you did with the green fabric. The middle is very colorful and I love the design !
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I was watching the video for July BOM and was wondering in the last segment where Sue added multiple borders...did she miter those? Sue...inquiring mind would love to know. It sure looked like you mitered those. Beautiful job. Sandi in FL -
THe question is: when I add borders (or when I add multiple borders!), do I miter them at the corners? The answer depends on the quilt, the complexity involved, and the fabric. I am the first to admit that I take short cuts when they serve me well, and so if I can just sew strips onto each side of a quilt and call those a border well-done, I don't have a problem with that. It makes life simple and efficient... and they're easier to do, too!
On the other hand, sometimes I may be adding multiple borders at the same time (as I did on the last portion of the July instructional video). In those cases, it is easier to sew together the many floaters that make up the rows of borders first... and then add them as a set to the quilt top. In that case, butting a set of borders onto each side would not give nice finished corners; mitered borders would be called for. I happen to like mitered borders; I think they give a really nice "finish" to a quilt.
Another thing to consider, when deciding whether to miter or not, is the fabric itself. Sometimes a fabric that is butted against another (i.e., not mitered) does not give a nice result - particularly with border prints or stripes; butting them against each other results in a disruption of the pattern within the fabric. In this case, if the fabric itself tells me that it needs to be mitered, I listen!
I hope that answers the question!
Sue Garman -
Ya gotta ask "What if????"!!!!!
It's Not What You Gather, But What You Scatter
That Tells What Kind Of Life You Have Lived !Comment
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Thanks so much for the information. I've only done the mitered border a couple of times, but I do love the look and it was not as dificult as I thought it would be. I loved the way it looked in the video on that little quilt with all the floaters. Sandi in FL
It's Not What You Gather, But What You Scatter
That Tells What Kind Of Life You Have Lived !Comment
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Hmmm. I have a sneaking suspicion Sue's fabric talks to her a little more than mine does!
And aren't we all lucky it does?Comment
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