border dilemma

[iedquilts]

Customer has inserted a red accent border flap on this sampler.. ( only sewn down on the one seam.)

the way it lays, it's chopping the points on all the hst. how should i quilt this? e2e & go over the red? stop

away from red and do the navy & print borders separate?

sugestions please.

Irene in BC

[Quilting Heidi]

Irene,

I've seen this done before and I don't think they think about it. If you go with an e2e then you will need to tac that red down or your hopping foot is going to get caught in it. I would tac it down and do e2e if that was what the customer wants. If not I'd do just cc's and lift the border where you can to finish the cc.

[JustSewSimple]

I had someone complain that another quilter didn't respect the "flap." "Why would she have added the 3-D flap if she wanted it quilted down?" was what she said to me. I'd not quilt over the red after having heard that.

[Zora]

I would call her and ask her to come and get the quilt and press the flap in the other direction, as it is intended to be. I agree that it shouldn't be quilted over. (Why would you put a dimensional strip on the quilt, then quilt over it??)

Explain to her your problem with the foot getting caught on it and it covering the tips of the triangles, making them difficult to quilt. If she opts to have you quilt it down, then that's her decision.

[Nadia Wilson]

Hi Irene,

I do alot of quilts with this type of accent border and each one is treated as a custom. I usually quilt a panto in the body, SID by the red insert/accent strip and then do a separate border treatment. My customers do not like having the (red) accent/insert border strip quilted down with an allover panto. Find out from your customer what she wants and take it from there...if she does not want to pay custom, then have her stitch/baste the strip down so your hopping foot does not flip it over as the design is stitched out over it. The accent strip really adds a nice "wow" factor to quilts if they are not stitched down.

When quilting a panto in the body, I move the accent strip up with my finger to finish the stitching under the strip. I use a clear monopoly to SID on top of the accent strip.

[Bonnie]

So well said Nadia....they are all custom quilts. Even the simple ones. I use this in my own quilts, and you just need to pin it back while in that area.

[Judi]

I do as Nadia does as well. Never quilting down the flange or flap. I will even rip out my quilting if I get one stitch on it. Bothers me I guess.... calls for custom quilting.

Good Luck!!

[carmen]

Irene,

I also do this kind of quilt like Nadia has said.

Custom quilting. Some call this an Eye Lash :mad: I find it to be a pain.

Carmen

[Judi]

an eye lash???? Now that one is new to me. Thanks for posting that Carmen - I did learn something new today!!!

[JoAnnHoffman]

I hate those things. The whole quilt shrinks when quilted but they don't. They just ruffle and look ugly. I tell all my customers if you give those borders I will sew them down. Even if you do a pantograph you can sew them down first then do the panto on top. Either I use a little wave or a scallop.

This one lady tied them with silver thread. I thought that was cute.

[JoAnnHoffman]

I used metallic thread.

You can see the second one that is blue near the edge.

[iedquilts]

I like that tip JoAnn. thanks for sharing.

Irene

Even if you do a pantograph you can sew them down first then do the panto on top. Either I use a little wave or a scallop.

This one lady tied them with silver thread. I thought that was cute.

[Merryjo2003]

JoAnn, I never thought of tying them like your customer did. I'll have to recommend that to my customers. Usually, I just pin them out of the way and quilt around them. That's cute as heck!

I think it would be impossible to do a panto without sewing them down first. Your hopping foot could catch in them. Then they would just look like a skinny border and you would lose the effect. Of course, the quilting is awesome in these examples, as usual!

[LadyLake]

I always SID on the inner edge of the border flap with matching or invisible thread; if you don't, the flap will wave. This would be a custom to me -- different design on inside with borders done separately.

[kennan100]

What about taping them over with painters tape as you go?

[hollyc]

run a long basting stitch right along the edge as close as you can so you don't catch it with the hopping foot and can be easily removed

[Judi]

JoAnn = thanks for posting that blue one that is bunched-up and tied - that is just SO cute!!!! I love that idea!!:cool: