I finished sewing the strips this morning and am now sewing the strips together.
I have started thinking about the borders. I want fairly narrow black borders. I was thinking of inserting a gold strip but then I tried a gold braid and that looked great. Too bad I haven't got enough of it to go all the way around. My question is, if I go with the gold braid would I add it after quilting or before? I may be able to find a gold fabric that would work as well but I don't have anything on hand that I feel would suit.
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I would couch the gold braid down after quilting if it is really thick. If it is smaller, couch it down before quilting like I did on the "Zen Garden" swap quilt.
I think I would put the braid on after quilting, then you can measure an even distance in from the finished edge so it will look staight. Sometimes borders distort a little in quilting. the other option is put it on before quilting, and then measure from the braid an even amount to cut off when trimming backing and batting.
I would put the braid on after just so it doesn't get in your way while you quilt.
I haven't done the braid yet, but I've seen it and I think it would be easier to put after quilting...can't wait to see it , so far it's a beauty...Lise
Didn't you say you don't have enough braid? Will you be able to get more?
What about inserting a 1/4" gold flange in the middle of two narrow black borders? They say not to quilt over a flange, btw, but if it's a delineator, it is easy to have a motif in the center that works out to the flange and a separate border motif for the outside. Of course, you could ignore Them.
that's the coolest quilt I've ever seen. I want one. :)
Your K quilt is coming along nicely! Perhaps instead of gold braiding, you could do a fancy stitch with a gold metallic thread? Just a thought...
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