Happy Halloween (I know, it's a little late, but better late than never!) Isn't this package of strips perfect for today? Follow along with this post to see what I did with them! The Line is
Pumpkin Patch, and you will love it!
This month the challenge that Island Batik gave all of us Ambassadors was to make a quilt with creative borders and/or bindings! Oh, the ideas that I had. I really wanted to do a series on a medallion quilt similar to this one that I made last year -
But my time has been so limited this month that I never even got started! With a week left for the challenge, I decided to fall back on the strips to make a fast quilt with a creative border.
I started with a pattern I designed several years ago. The original pattern only uses 21 strips out of a package and has a plain border. I got to thinking, why not use the rest of the strips to make a nice Piano Key border? And so I got started on it.
I got the center pieced, measured and did some math, then started sewing the rest of the strips together and adding them as borders.
I love it!
It really adds a great touch to this quilt, and I am working on rewriting the pattern to make it include this fun pieced border. As a bonus, it uses up all the strips in the pack, so no leftovers!
I tend to make plain borders, so it was really fun to do something different and I think it adds a lot to the quilt.
Can't wait to quilt this. I'll be using the peachy colored fabric for the binding as well...and maybe be a little creative with that as well! Thank you Island batik for the fun fabric, and the great challenge!
What's your favorite creative border?
