Borders on the GREEN top -

Have been added -

Ta Dah!! - ;))

I think that I have mentioned before that I don't "measure" my borders -

I tore length-wise strips and laid the two side border strips out in the middle of the quilt top -

Pinned one (straightened/trimmed) end to the top -

And smoothed them both out down the length of the quilt top to the other end -

Then trimmed them to the length of the quilt top - ;))

The torn strips have "fringe" where the edges raveled after being torn -

Some people choose to trim the "fringe" - which I probably would do if I were entering this quilt in a competition - but since that is not the case here - I didn't bother -

I simply flipped the quilt top over so that I could see which way the seams were going -

And lined up the edge of the quilt top right next to where the "fringe" ended - pinned it - and followed the edge of the quilt top with my 1/4" foot -

After easing in the slight difference in length -

And pinning generously to keep the corner square -

Sewed and pressed open both side borders -

Then did the same thing with the top and bottom borders -

Pinned one (straightened/trimmed) end to the border on the right hand side -

And smoothed them both out across the width of the quilt top to the other end -

Then trimmed them to the new width of the quilt top -

With both of the side borders added -

And sewed/pressed them - ;))

Here's a shot of the "fringe" showing past the 1/4" seam that was sewn - ;))

I'm playing with the backing now -

But haven't made much progress yet - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -