Now, I need to make a backing and come up with a fun idea.
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| Stuck on the wall for too long along with some other blocks |
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| Borders on, sun wipes out some of the color |
Monday, May 30, 2016
Bow tie swap quilt bordered up!
The bowties I received from last fall, along with a bunch more I made are finally all in the quilt. It sat unfinished on my design wall for too long because I did not know how to border it. A friend of mine said piano keys. Alright. I made the strips and found I did not like a square in the corner- interfered with the bowtie look. I tried mitered corners- too busy with all the bowties. So, I make a 1" border of gray and added the strips of bowties. I tried to line up the piano key with the block under it and pinned every one. Alas, it is not perfect and my skill set is not what I would like it be.
Now, I need to make a backing and come up with a fun idea.
Now, I need to make a backing and come up with a fun idea.
I like the way you set the bow ties, in an offset trip around the world. Interesting, so much more so than the usual.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you came to a decision and could get it off the design wall. I'm stuck at that point on several quilts too.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe you lined up all those piano keys with the bow tie ends -- looks SO cool but wow, what a lot of work. Barb quilted hers with organic wavy lines that run diagonally across her quilt - it looks great. Good luck choosing your quilting design(s).
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