Welcome to the weekly hand stitching party! If you enjoy antique projects, you are in for a special treat today! I have some antique hand pieced quilt tops to show you.I ventured out to have a socially distant visit with my friend Louise this week and she had some quilt tops to show me.
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| Antique Lemoyne star quilt top |
And if so, how? I don't know if you can see that the edge is very uneven. To add a border Louise would have to trim the edges straight and lose lots of points and parts (maybe why the original maker didn't do that!?) OR I suggested maybe needleturn applique the uneven edge onto a strip of fabric (with or without cornerstones). Would that work? Or maybe just quilt out to the edge and make a bias binding following an uneven edge? What are your ideas?
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| stitching the binding on mini projects today |
As for me, I am hand stitching the binding on two small projects this weekend. It will not take long enough for my liking since this task will be quickly completed and binding is my favourite!
What are you hand stitching as we approach the middle of the year? Link up your blog post below and share your project with us. And don't forget to leave a comment about your quilt finishing ideas for Louise!
The two quilts are beautiful. I love that they are pieced by hand and are beautifully vintage. You know, I wouldn't add a border. I think I would just leave them be. I love the imperfect aesthetic both quilts exude.
ReplyDeleteHow nice you got to visit with a friend. Two pretty family heirlooms. No border for 1st quilt. Solution for 2nd quilt could go either way. If not distracting, I would leave alone. If uneven edge too wonky, I like your suggestion of needle turn applique.
ReplyDeleteHard question on the borders. The first one, I'd just leave,even though it might look better with a white one like the sashing. On the second, it looks like the last two borders were left off. But if it is really uneven, what about removing the two other borders instead, so the quilt is symmetrical?
ReplyDeleteI think I would leave both quilts just as they were pieced. They are really pretty. Enjoy your binding.
ReplyDeleteI would leave the first quilt as is. The second... I like your idea of the needle turn, I guess it depends on how bad the edge is. Good luck and what pretty quilts.
ReplyDeleteI really like Carole's idea of removing the short side borders on the second quilt so it looks intentional. That's really thinking outside the box!
ReplyDeleteOtherwise, I'd add the long borders to match the short ones and not worry about losing points. I really think only other quilters notice points :)
I just completed a quilt for a friend that had been started by her grandmother in the 1940's. I added an outside border because the fabrics were feed sacks and a bit fragile. It will add to the preservation of the quilt itself. There was a combination of hand and machine stitching on it, and I used a crosshatch pattern with a walking foot. She was thrilled. And yes, I lost a lot of points on the edges, but so were the ones in each block. I don't think they were concerned, so I wasn't either.
ReplyDeleteI like borders, so I would probably add them to both quilts.
ReplyDeleteBut I would not worry about points.
Those look like amazing quilts - especially all hand-pieced! I bet that was a fun get together, too. Enjoy your stitching today, Kathy!
ReplyDeleteI must admit I like a border but I don't think I would add one to the first quilt but the second one feels like it should have one added on the long edges even if points are lost. lovely to meet up with your friend too!
ReplyDeleteHow nice to meet up with your friend. I love the antique quilts. I would leave them as they are. They were hand stitched and therefore not perfect. That is how they should stay.
ReplyDeleteAlthough borders might complete the quilts...on the first one I wouldn't add a border just binding. This will keep the authentic nature of the quilt. But the second one, I think will look funny without those outside borders. Add them any way that is easier to do.
ReplyDeleteI have some machine quilting to do today and a little binding too!!
Beautiful quilts, I would not add borders, just quilt them the way they are.
ReplyDeleteThe opinions are so different from each other in all these comments. You'll have to do what you feel is best. I would just bind the 1st quilt. A border would be more work and it looks great just as it is.
ReplyDeleteThe 2nd quilt pattern is Old Maid's Patience, I know because I have hand pieced a quilt top using that pattern. It took a lot of patience-ha! I would take the two side borders (that are really sashing) off of the 2nd quilt and add borders all around. I think loosing some points is a small price to pay to have the integrity of the quilt strengthened. I'm so glad they are getting finished.
Oh, that's an amazing question about the borders....but a lovely quilt.
ReplyDeleteI am so happy you had some socialization time and sewing time! Lovely link ups today! :)
Hand stitchers often find a way to make their block lay a little flatter.:) Happy for you to have had some good social time!
ReplyDeleteWhat am I hand stitching lately? I've been working on some EPP Hexagons that measure about 3" across, so cumbersome to work on making them into a top. My hands need a rest so have not done any this week. But I can see the end is somewhere in sight, finally!
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