Borders on quilts

Have you ever gotten your quilt blocks all pieced together and then been totally stumped on what to do for the borders? Me too! Haha! I will show you what I came up with and maybe it will inspire some creative ideas in you too!Last week, I was working on my first Dresden Plate quilt (you can see that post here). I did some different kind of block arrangements that are whimsical and maybe a little artsy… So when I got to the border I had to pause (but not for long because this quilt had to be…

Quilt Borders

Quilt borders do not need to be boring. After the simple steps of adding a quilt border, we'll explore quilt border ideas beyond the simple corner blocks, or simple border. Next time you finish the center of your quilt, try a new border with great designs. The quilt's border is a great place to add new blocks, your favorite quilting designs and more.

Making a mitered quilt border

Depending on the quilt design, adding a border is a common last step when completing a quilt top. Toby Lischko shows you how to properly attach quilt borders, including giving tips on squaring quilts and cutting border strips so everything fits together nicely.

Learn to make an easy no math Prairie Braid Quilt Border perfect for panel quilts | Video Tutorial

In this tutorial, Jenny shows us how to jazz up a panel with three different border ideas! Watch the How to Add Borders to a Fabric Panel today!

Looking for fresh and unique quilting border ideas? Check out our collection of great border ideas for your next quilt project.

Heather Thomas presents some fun quilt border ideas as well as teaches you how to create a quilt border that isn’t straight edged.

Let me show you how to add borders to your quilt the correct way! This will help prevent puckers and tucks in the quilting, and help your quilt to lay flat when it is done. Whether you choose to quilt

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Learn how to make a quilt sleeve that you can secure with pins or hand stitching. Great for quilt shows or hanging in your own home. For the past couple of years I’ve entered my quilt into

Quilt panels make for a quick and easy quilt project. Look here for unique uses for fabric panels for quilting along with panel quilt patterns and ideas.

For years I have looked at “piano key” borders on quilts and thought there was no way. It looked like way too much sewing. But I wanted to widen the quilt top in my last post and I only had some strips left from my stack of fat quarters. So I decided to finally try making a piano key border. It’s a

I had a really good 'lock myself in The Palace and sew' afternoon this week. I lost myself in methodical and mindless chainsewing, trimming and piecing and after some time, I had completed the last of the hourglass blocks I needed for my Smidgeon quilt. And I'd made a couple more 36-patch blocks - because I'd miscounted a few months ago! This quilt travelled to Scrub Stitching with me, remained untouched while there, but came into its own while I was isolating downstairs after picking up…

Yes, this quilt needed the border. (It is the pattern I lifted from Tazzie's site) I added nine-patches of plaids around the center and am much happier--sometimes a quilt just needs to be bigger to push it into becoming a better quilt. I am getting some quilts back from my longarm quilter and will post them as I bind them. This one, Common, has been claimed by Seth who loves this quilt. I am almost finished getting the plaids under control--and that leads to me working with them, which…

Great for fabric panel. Hst are finished 6. Unfinished 6.5”. Would fit a 24x48 panel