Borders & Finishing Touches

by Browning, Bonnie K.

• ISBN13: 9781574328912
• ISBN10: 1574328913
• Edition: Illus.
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-10-01
• Publisher: Collector Books

Summary

Making borders that fit your quilts is easy with the step-by-step techniques in this sequel. Whether borders are used to make a quilt larger or to add a design element, the author gives us a variety of designs and techniques to make each quilt special. Contains different styles of borders, from traditional pieced to elegant applique, that can be stitched by hand or machine. No more guessing games - learn the author's method of folding paper to make a template for sizing border elements, from simple squares to beautiful swags, that fit the edge of the quilt. A variety of finishing touches, ranging from simple piping to double and triple layers of piping, shell scallops, multiple types of prairie points, and shark's teeth, can take a quilt from ordinary to be a top prize winner.The Quilt Primer chapter includes step-by-step photographs to follow for stitching perfect mitered borders every time! The chapter on binding takes the mystery out of making and applying binding for a sturdy edge treatment. The author, a master at simplifying techniques, shares many of her favorite tips.

Table of Contents

Introduction	4	(1)
The Border Primer	5	(1)
Making Borders Fit	5	(3)
Folded--Paper Template
Border Designs	8	(8)
No Border
Changing Color and Value
Single Bands
Butted Bands
Geometric Designs
Squares
Multiple Bands
Spaced Squares
Rectangles
Divided Squares
Triangles
Pieced Blocks
Stretching Design into Border
Appliqued Borders
Striped Borders
Corner Treatments	16	(2)
Stitching Corners
Corner Squares
Faux Mitered Corners
Mitered Corners
Sewing Borders to the Quilt	18	(2)
Marking the Miters
Sewing the Miters
Special Corners	20	(1)
Shaped Corners
Split Corners
Bias-Cut Borders	21	(2)
Braided Borders	23	(1)
Finishing Touches	24	(1)
Adding Piping	24	(3)
Making Piping Strips
Flat Piping
Corded Piping
Stitching Piping
Decorative Piping
Piped Binding
Double Piping
More Decorative Ideas	27	(1)
Rickrack
Couching
Shell-Scalloped Piping
Edge Treatments	28	(1)
Prairie Points	28	(4)
Rectangle Fold
Two-color Rectangle Fold
Piped Prairie Points
Triangle Fold
Sewing Points to Quilt
Continuous-Band Points
More Edges	32	(5)
Scalloped Edges
Scallops from Circles
Scallops from Strips
Dogtooth Edges
Shark's Teeth
All About Bindings	37	(1)
Edges without Binding	37	(1)
Stitch and Turn
Front to Back
Back to Front
Turning Both Edges
Edges with Binding	37	(10)
Straight of Grain or Bias?
Straight-Grain Binding
Bias Binding
Trimming the Edges
Measuring the Quilt
Sewing the Binding
Joining the Ends
Squared-Corner Binding
Binding Irregular Edges
Hong Kong Edge
Novelty Edge Treeatment	47	(5)
Fuzzy Raw Edges
Fluffy Binding
Couched Cord or Yarn Edge
Raw-Edge Fused Binding
Heavy Metal Edge
Two-sided Binding
Label Your Quilt
Keep Your Sense of Humor
``Bind for Glory''
Border Patterns	52	(44)
The Glistening Rose Garden
Long May She Wave --- Over Land, Over Sea
Whacky Nine-Patches
Windmill --- Twisted Log Cabin
Whig Rose
Keeping Autumn with Me
Spice of Life
My Turkish Garden
94 Yards of Lace
Merdie's Poppies
More Border Designs	96	(11)
Tulip
Dahlia
Posy Ribbon Swag
Lacey S
Faux Feathers
Aussie Leaves
Ivy Vine
Regal Rose Swag
Borders Are Not Just for Quilts	107	(3)
Split Half-square Border for Sheets & Pillowcases
Pillow with Peek-A-Boo Appliqued Border
Decorative Sleeve
Lesson Plans for Instructors	110	(1)
About the Author	111