Zora Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 OK..so my friend has entrusted me with a couple small table toppers to quilt for her. I want to do bead board in the border of one of them, but I don't know how to measure out the lines so that they come out even. I understand the piano key border measuring, but the beadboard with the two lines of stitching has me confused. (Or am I just making this harder than it needs to be?) The quilt has cornerstones, so the beadboard will not involve going around corners. Do you just measure out even increments, say two inches, and the first and last lines of stitching (which will be in the ditch) will be single lines of stitching, with the beadboard treatment on the interim lines of stitching? I just don't see how to get even spacing on this. My friend is a beautiful piecer, and I don't want to mess this up. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg_marsh Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 When I do beadboard - I mark as if doing piano keys - but my sewing lines will be on either side of the "measured Piano Keys" marks. So if I want the beadboard to be 1/4", I would stitch 1/8" away from the mark on each side. Hope this makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfly Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Zora, I'm afraid I don't know what bead board is. That makes me dumber. Jessica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing bear Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 i would wonder if you want it 'even' ... nothing is perfect and a bit of imperfection is ok, so i would think you could 'fudge' on the coming-out-even thingie. oh, fudge ... hmmm, i must go twirl and swirl about the christmas goody table ... and then take a nap. fudge, then nap ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neher-in-law5 Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Not a dumb question, just one that hasn't been learned yet! I would have wondered the same thing, those second lines a quarter inch from the first could really mess up what you thought you had measured out. Meg's answer does make sense to me. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg_marsh Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Beadboard is basically like piano keys - except you have two stitching lines close together in stead of a single stitched line. Therefore, if you determine the measurements for piano keys, you will get you equally spaced lines pretty easily. The easiest way is to take a long piece of paper the length of your border (or to the point at either end where you want your last line of stitching) and fold in half, then in half again, half again until you have the spacing you want. These folds will represent your spacing down the length of the border. Instead of sewing according to the fold lines, you will stitch on either side of the fold line = the two lines equally spaced making a "beadboard" design. Hope this is a better explanation. Here is a link to a quilt with a beadboard border: example of beadboard border Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zora Posted December 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Thanks so much. I was so afraid of messing up someone else's quilt, it never occurred to me to stitch on either side of the marked line. Makes perfect sense now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Good info to know! I will try it one day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 I prefer the look of Bead Board to Piano Keys, it's like Emeril would say ...it"kicks it up a notch." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWBowser Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 Thanks Meg for sharing the link to an actual example. I didn't know what bead board was either. Charlotte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 Thank you Meg for a very informative tutorial on how to do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 zora thanks for asking - i learned what beadboard is. meg thanks for the picture - it looks like wainscoating - and i love wainscoating. i will definately put this on one of my quilts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg_marsh Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 your are all welcome - have a very happy holiday and warm fuzzies with your families.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 I agree with Meg, the folded paper works everytime.:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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