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Pioneer Braid Border!
Scrappy Bargello Quilt made by Linda K!
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These directions make a braid that finishes at 6" wide.
Different widths and lengths of rectangles will alter the size of the braid. Experiment!
Cut your
leftover strips and pieces into 2
1/2"
X 6" rectangles.
More ideas!
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Pioneer Braid Border!
(and some other nifty braid ideas!)
Scrappy Bargello Quilt made by Linda K!
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Different widths and lengths of rectangles will alter the size of the braid. Experiment!
Sew a 2 1/2" square to the side of one rectangle, like this:
Continue sewing
strips on alternate sides,
matching
the
top edge of the one side of the new strip with the narrow end of the
strip
you just sewed on, like this:
Once your row is
long enough - and you will
have to
sew on
a little extra because so much is trimmed off in this step - cut off
the
extra corners and points to the length of your border,
like this:
like this:
I piece the braid
so it is "several"
inches
longer
than I need....trim the length that I need for one long side of the
quilt.....and
then take the top of the braid that is trimmed off and continue adding
pieces to it for my next side.... I don't need to start a new braid
with
a square..I just continue on where I left off!
Add your borders to
the two long sides of the
quilt
first....and
then the top and bottom. The borders will be stretchy, so measure
carefully and pin. It may help when stitching the border to the quilt
to
have the border on the bottom against the feed-dogs to help feed it
through
the machine. Be careful not to stretch!
Did you know you can
make a whole quilt with
braids? Make the braids to the length you like for your quilt, and
stitch the braids side by side! A wonderful way to use up scraps! I
like to do one side of the braid in darks, the second side of the braid
in lights. This baby quilt was made for a friend's first born son.
This variation uses a red cornerstone along
with the braid strips:
This top was made
with 2"X5" rectangles and 2"
cornerstones. You start by sewing your first log to the right side of a
base triangle. For the base triangles I took a 4" square and cut them
in half along the diagonal.
For the left hand log, sew a square to the top of your next rectangle before adding it on to the braid unit. You add the cornerstone to every other log.
For the left hand log, sew a square to the top of your next rectangle before adding it on to the braid unit. You add the cornerstone to every other log.
Unlike the
baby quilt above which had 1/2 light and 1/2 dark
braids, this one has alternating braids. For every other braid put the
lights were the
darks were on the previous braid, and the darks where the lights
were....When the braids are sewn together it really gives a great
interesting look!
Close up of braids and cornerstones.
Happy braiding!
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