Good Morning Quilters!
I hope you had a great Valentines Day with your loved ones. Here are some quilts that are out at our house this February.
Two over the railings of the stairs near the front door::
Do you notice that I fussy cut the toile fabric so there are two of each bird? I love birds and am enjoying the variety that are at the bird feeder outside my kitchen window. Life is full of small pleasures.
I am nearing the corners of the Cousin’s Walk bird quilt, and I think I am going to sew the borders to the quilt and deal with the mitered corner seams before I finish the appliquéd flowers. Here are the corners laid out on the floor, as they are now:
Can you tell I am unsure of how to proceed with finishing this quilt? Maybe I should read the directions again.
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5 comments:
Definitely mitre the corners first then figure out the applique. I googled a picture of the pattern and it shows the stems angling in the corner but not attaching to each other. You can do this Judy!
I don't like doing mitered corners so I avoid them! You have done gobs of wonderful applique on this one, gonna be spectacular.
I did notice and admire how you fussy cut your birds and arranged them in that quilt, Judy! I have mitered quilt borders a few times (though not with applique). Sally Collins has an older book on borders that is really, really helpful. You can get a used copy from Amazon now for less than $5 including shipping: https://www.amazon.com/Borders-Bindings-Edges-Finishing-Quilt/dp/1571202331/ref=sr_1_1?crid=36MSBL3QJ12FU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.QCMKiMcGmfsPVwnaWVT6FEa1ggccJ2WtPdd4Oi_DjJePoy3cQC1-K5LQrtKY61y7dS8NBHGz87MhvXhQK70QXXpDrDgjJd8NQ30KUl0qcEE33_CF6gWkjyBoKBiMAs_X.nhvOMLjFtD2Pg_rgu6I0GLBYvPBTuM1dt6r95huf6eI&dib_tag=se&keywords=sally+collins+quilting&qid=1739885157&sprefix=sally+collins+quilting%2Caps%2C215&sr=8-1. Not sure that link will come through, but if you go to Amazon and put in "Sally Collins Quilting Borders" the book will come right up.
Toile fabrics are so pretty, but I never know how to use them. Your red birds are just gorgeous. Good luck finishing up your borders. It's going to be a beautiful finish.
The mitered corners would look amazing! I avoid them because they are fiddly, but they do look nice! Thanks for hosting us each week xx
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