I've spent the last several days getting the border on my Little House quilt top, made along with Melva's sew-along at Melva Loves Scraps. And it is done!
I chose to add a plain 3.5 inch border all the way around using Grunge Manilla. I thought this type of border would frame all the busy pumpkins and sunflowers in my blocks and create some calm!
I'm one of those border makers who does better with lots of measuring. If the standard is "measure twice, cut once," I'm more likely to measure five times, then cut! And in all honesty, I cut the border strips a little bigger to begin with, and then measure again before cutting to size.
Fortunately, all went well and I'm liking how this looks!
54.5 inches square.
Next steps, of course, are to decide on a backing and I probably need to stock up on batting again. Since this is a fall-themed quilt, I'm giving myself some time to get it all the way to the finish line, but I'm pretty excited to have gotten this far!
Linking up with Melva Loves Scraps for the Little House sampler Finishing Party, and at
The Inquiring Quilter for Wednesday Wait Loss.
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