Sunday 14 August 2011

I'm bordering ...

... on going doolally.  Why?  Well, adding borders to a top is my least favourite part of the whole quiltmaking process.

Yesterday I bordered the Christmas Wreath quilt








and put the first border on Friendship Chains.  Today I took that border off and replaced it with a different one,










then I bordered my Drunkards' Path top (I really must think of a name for that quilt), pressed them all, and here they are.  By the way. please ignore the fact that they all look a bit wrinkled.  That's cos my knees really did not want me to crawl around the floor smoothing the tops out.

I think my next quilt will be borderless!


16 comments:

  1. Just posted my Christmas Star Trip flimsie. Guess what? It's borderless!!

    I think the name should be "Mince Pie". All those circles and partial circles look like someone ate a quarter of the pie and left the rest. "Mince" because of the colors.

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  2. You sure got alot done yesterday...love them all!

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  3. I just finished a snails trail also borderless!
    Love your drunkards path! :)

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  4. Gorgeous quilts...and yes, I have noticed a lot of borderless quilts in blogland and they are wonderful!! More dramatic!
    P

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  5. Three quilt tops in the same post? That's a big accomplishment in my book. And they are beautiful designs.

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  6. All beautiful, but I really like the Friendship Chains. I'm not found of a lot of borders or wide borders. Mostly borderless or go with a scrap square or favorite - piano key.

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  7. Beautiful! I have a small top that is ready for borders - I guess I shouldn't be planning to send it to you to finish? LOL! I'm not particulary fond of doing borders either.

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  8. I really like how your quilts look with the borders. I always feel like the borders are like a frame and sets off the quilt. Very nicely done!

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  9. Great work. I think the Drunkards' Path is my favorite! Looks like someone threw a rock in a pond and the waves are rippling away

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  10. Wow..you got a lot done..why did you take one of the borders off and replace it? Is the picture the replaced one already? I love all your quilts and borders..they look fantastic!!

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  11. Wow!! Look at all you got done!! I wasn't home from vacation in time to participate yesterday, but I am going to try to do my quiltalong this evening! I HATE when I miss out!!!

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  12. Ok, now you have me wanting to do a friendship chain. I love it!

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  13. All gorgeous!! You are in the home stretch now!! :-)

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  14. Doolally....I haven't heard that word before. If it's any consolation your quilts look fantastic.

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  15. I am with you, I love piecing a quilt, but it stalls seriously when I get to the borders. Borderless quilts are great! Carline

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