Jo from Jo's Country Junction
has this pre-mystery UFO challenge going:
to finish a Bonnie Hunter mystery UFO (or other)
before the next Bonnie mystery starts
during the Thanksgiving Holiday.
What a great idea -
and I have been plugging along
on my Grand Illusion top:
I had opted for a smaller version of Grand Illusion
with a 4 x 5 block setting -
and am stuck at the point
when I should be sewing my borders on.
The short end of the pieced border
is approx. 1 inch too short:
My usual dilemma - and I am ready to give up.
I tried pressing and pulling, but to no avail.
What now?
Marking and sewing the pieced border
to the inner yellow border
at a smaller distance?
Meaning the inner border ends up
being maybe just 3/4 inch finished size?
Help!
Thanks Jo for hosting:
you certainly made me buckle down
and get a Bonnie top closer to being finished!
Barb
I would make the gold border narrower which should take care of the problem. Or you could sew some seams in the last border narrower which would make the strip/border longer. That is my problem too.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is beautiful - much prettier than many I've seen.
ReplyDeleterather than re-sewing all your side border blocks, i would just cut another strip of gold and piece it on to the existing top and bottom borders--thus extending them to the outside of the quilt sides.
ReplyDeleteI may be too late to help...but, I agree with Judy above...I would trim your yellow border to a smaller size to match your pieced border size. Your quilt is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI checked your blog today (11/23) and almost thought you wrote it today but it was written in October!! Ha ha You fooled me. What are you up to??
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