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1. Adding Prairie Points to Your Quilt
   Prairie Points can make an otherwise simple quilt look absolutely astonishing. Prairie Points are a border of triangles that edge your quilt. They look difficult, but are not too hard at all. The traditional method of creating Prairie Points is an easy one. The best part is that you won’t ...
2. Quilts with Curved Edges
   While most traditional patchwork quilts are finished with straight sides, some quilts lend themselves to finishing with curved edges. And sometimes you can add interest to an otherwise plain quilt by finishing it with curves. Shown below are several quilts of varying sizes that demonstrate th ...
3. A Simple Border Idea - Repeat the Blocks in a Different Color Scheme
   Banish Lumpy, Bumpy Binding. Forever! Imagine Yourself Stitching Binding on Your Quilt That is So Beautiful It Looks as If It Were Sewn by a Professional. Learn 6 different ways to bind your quilts with perfection – you'll have smooth and square mitered corners and even edges all th ...
4. How do I add a border to my quilt?
   They Thought I was Nuts When I Told Them I Found a Beautiful Jelly Roll at the Quilt Shop But Their Eyes Sparkled When They Saw the Delicious Heirloom Quilt I Created from Those Easy-to-Use Pre-cut Strips of Fabric! Who would have believed that wandering around a quilt shop these day ...
5. How do You Measure to Get the Perfect Size Borders for Your Quilt?
   How to Bind a Quilt Once your quilt is finished and the borders are added, you'll need a binding. Why not bind it with perfection? Learn 6 different ways to bind your quilts with perfection – you'll have smooth and square corners and even edges all the way around your quilt, wheth ...
6. If I need to sew border pieces together, should they be sewn straight across or on a 45 degree angle?
   I sew them straight across. I think the 45 degree angle is more for reducing the bulk of binding where you will have fabric on the front of the quilt that wraps around to the back. You could also put some blocks or pieces of different fabric in the border so the piecing won't be quite so obvi ...