Thursday, June 02, 2022
PAD June is 'Grateful Month' 2.6.2022 - I'd be very Grateful if someone can suggest the best way to border this 100 year old Hexagon Quilt when I've finished quilting.
I don't want to cut off the edges of these beautiful old fabrics but what's the choice? Applique to a white fabric?
These are 1" Hexies so small, very small??
Is there another option?
I bought this old quilt top back in 2004, it was made in America in the 1920's and was the start of my Hexagon craze, I've been hand quilting it on and off now for about 18 years, admittedly it's been untouched for a couple of years here and there but I'm on a roll now and I would love to finish one day, but how the heck do I bind it??
# posted by Pennie @ June 02, 2022 
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The only way with out cutting it is hand sewing it onto a border fabric. I did that with one of mine and you must be careful to keep it flat and no ripples which may be hard in such an old gorgeous quilt.
Thanks so much Loz and Brenda, it is going to be difficult no matter how I do it with the Hexies being so small and of course now I think I should have decided what to do with the border before I started quilting... mmmmmm... I love what Bonnie does Brenda but can't imagine doing this with these littlies... Mmmmm... what I do know now is that it would be a lot easier if I were to stop quilting and deal with the edges first! Thank you :-)
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