Congratulations Mary M from Lockport, Illinois who was randomly chosen for the wooden needle give away.
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No Measuring Borders Tutorial
If you want better borders, so they are not flopping in the wind or somehow out of wack, but really hate math and measuring, this is for you. This is the method I have used since I started quilting and still use today. It works for me, give it try and you won’t be disappointed. Any questions, or unsure of any step, PLEASE contact me. I want you to have fun while making a better quilt!
Make sure your quilt top is nicely pressed.
Find center of the quilt top. Do this by folding the ends and marking middles with a pin, iron tap the center, or use a chalk mark.
Cut border fabric for the first two sides you will be applying. Make sure you go longer than your quilt top.
Line up border fabric on the top of each other, and find the centers of these pieces in the same manner. Mark them.
Match the center points of the border with the center of the quilt, pin them together well.
Gently, without pulling, lay the border strips down the middle of the quilt, keeping them all in line. Mark borders with pin, chalk or finger press where the borders meet the end of the quilt.
Trim your borders where marked.
Find the centers of borders by folding in half and iron press center ,this will help with registration marks.
Match centers of borders with center marks on ends of quilt, (PIN) right side together on top of quilt.
Match ends of borders to end of quilt making sure you have 90 degree angle in corners and pin.
Pin more of the borders on the side making sure they will not shift in sewing. Add more pins to hold border as you sew. Ease in any fabric (if needed) between already pinned points. Now Sew! Do not sew over the pins.
Now that you have your two borders applied, press.
Now find the center again and mark.
Again, find your center on the borders to match to your center on the quilt top. Gently bring across the quilt. Mark the ends where they meet the end of your quilt top and trim.
Find your centers again and pin in the same manner as you did the others. (if quilt is large, fold into quarters for borders and quilt) this will help with registration marks.
Finished, square and no trimming needed.
Thank You & Now For The Fun
Now for some FUN!
Some of you have come by and saw my presentation in Open Studio 2017, also so my Giant…16 inch wooden needle with a notch to hang on a wall. I was so pleased to have so many people interested, and all the wonderful questions.
So….. what I would like to do, is anyone who follows me, will have a chance to own the wonderful Needle. I will randomly chose one person on April 30th!
Will it be you?
International Quilt Festival Starts Today
Quiltcon 2015 – Celebration and Winners
Quiltcon 2015 in Austin, Texas was a great celebration of modern quilting. Look below for prior postings with images from the other categories.
Quiltcon 2015 – Best of Show
i Quilt by Kathy York
Austin, Texas, Austin MQG
Pieced & Quilted by: Kathy York
Judge’s Choice, Janine Vangool
Face #1 by Melissa Averinos
West Barnstable, Massachusetts, Individual MQG Member
Pieced & Quilted by: Melissa Averinos Quilted by: Melissa Averinos & Suzanne Whiteside
First Place, Bias Tape Quilting Challenge
CPU by Katherine Jones
Chigwell, Tasmania, Australia, Tasmania, Australia MQG
Pieced & Quilted by: Katherine Jones
First Place, Best Machine Quilting
Diving Geese by Katie Pedersen
Seattle, Washington, Seattle MQG
Pieced by: Katie Pedersen Quilted by: Krista Withers
2015 Coats Award of Quilting Excellence
Coral Reef by Marla Varner
Sequim, Washington, Bainbridge Island MQG
Pieced & Quilted by: Marla Varner
First Place, Appliqué
Anniversary Quilt by Katrina Hertzer
Calgary, AB, Canada, Calgary MQG
Pieced & Quilted by: Katrina Hertzer
First Place, Improvisation
The Rabbit Hole by Nydia Kehnle
Monroe, New York, Individual MQG Member
Pieced & Quilted by: Nydia Kehnle
Judge’s Choice, Stevii Graves
For Tanya by Emily & Miriam Coffey
Lake Junaluska, North Carolina, MQG of Asheville
Pieced & Quilted by: Miriam Coffey
First Place, Handwork
Fuzhou Fujian by Patricia Lutteral
Martinez, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Individual MQG Member
Pieced & Quilted by: Patricia Lutteral
First Place, Modern Traditionalism
Long Island Modern Sampler by Kim Soper
Centerport, New York Individual MQG Member
Pieced & Quilted by: Kim Soper
First Place, Small Quilts
What’s the frequency, love? by Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill
Woodbridge, Connecticut, Southern Connecticut MQG
Pieced & Quitled by: Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill
First Place, Minimalist Design
Breathe by Leanne Chahley
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Edmonton MQG
Pieced & Quilted by: Leanne Chahley
First Place, Group or Bee Quilts
Playing with Little Bits created by participants of Mid-Atlantic MOD 2014
Columbia, Maryland, Baltimore MQG
Pieced by: Rose Daley, Anna Levengood, Jill Stafford, Jessica Skultety, Jessica Levitt, Robin Tillsworth, Rachel Singh, and Elizabeth Timmons Quilted by: Rose Daley
First Place, Piecing
Flight Path by Mary Menzer
Virginia Beach, Virginia, Virginia Beach MQG
Pieced & Quilted by: Mary Menzer
First Place, Use of Negative Space
Blackbird Fly by Krista Hennebury
North Vancouver, BC, Canada, Vancouver MQG
Pieced & Quilted by: Krista Hennebury
*Sorry, no image of 7 Up by Debra Jalbert
First Place, Michael Miller Fabric Challenge
7 Up by Debra Jalbert
Clermont, Florida, Orlando MQG
Pieced & Quilted by: Debra Jalbert
First Place, Youth and Judge’s Choice, Carolyn Friedlander
Rainbow Magic by Mollie McMahon
Sutton, NSW, Australia, Canberra MQG
Pieced by: Mollie McMahon Quilted by: Mollie McMahon & Jules McMahon
People’s Choice Award at Quilt Con 2015 went to “A Quilt for Our Bed” by Laura Hartrich and quilted by Nikki Maroon.
Quiltcon 2015 – The Quilts of Gee’s Bend
Quiltcon 2015 – Modern Traditionalism
Modern Traditionalism – Quilt design incorporates the use of an identifiable traditional block pattern and modernizes it by applying design elements such as alternate grid work, asymmetry, color, scale, etc.
Third Place Refresh by Anna Boenish
Seattle, Washington, Seattle MQG
Pieced & Quilted by: Anna Boenish
Second Place Deconstructed LoneStar by Amy Struckmeyer
Oak Park, Illinois, Chicago MQG
Pieced & Quilted by: Amy Struckmeyer
First Place Long Island Modern Sampler by Kim Soper
Centerport, New York, Individual MQG Member
Pieced & Quilted by: Kim Soper
Half Square Triangles by Tara Faughnan
Individual Member, Oakland, California
Grand Pineapple- Dichotomy by Allison Lee
Triangle MQG (North Carolina) (right)
Sunset by Corinne Sovey
Austin MQG