Curling Ribbon Quilt Border Pattern

Pattern instructions for twisted ribbon quilt border.

Curling ribbon quilt border pattern. Construct a pattern by folding a square of paper in half diagonally then in half again along the other diagonal. Stitch together one background a and one light a as shown at right. Victory quilts making patches for ribbon border for more detail follow directions beginning on pages 164 substituting ribbon border measurements. How to make a twisted ribbon quilt border design step 1.

Make a twisted ribbon border using qst s quarter square triangles fast easy and accurate technique to make a beautiful twisted ribbon border. One main fabric in a medium tone one. Quilting tutorials quilting designs quilting tips quilt block patterns quilt blocks paper pieced quilt patterns quilt boarders borders for quilts ribbon quilt. Stitch together two step 2 blocks into a pair watching orientation as at right.

The outer edge of this ribbon border pattern is often finished with a plain binding scallops or prairie points. The diamond star squares quilt border pattern features a delightful chorus or shapes. This basic quilt border shape is nine inches square but the size could be adjusted as required to make up the desired width and length of the finished quilt. Using the predominate quilt color for the large pointed border and using complementary colors for the three small colored blocks this border blends neatly with any quilt s color scheme.

Twenty 12 blocks twenty 6 blocks 38 5 squares 26 4 squares twelve 12 blocks twelve 6 blocks. Reply 02 27 2011 12 01 pm 2 magpie. 4 1 2 twisted border blocks. My suggestion relates to borders such as tipped bricks or braids where you have to cut off the points 1 4 from the seam line a teacher showed me a couple years ago that it is better to draw a pencil line where the cutting line should be and then sew the next border on or sew this border to the quilt before you cut off all the points.

The inner border was a spacer and would need to be trimmed to fit according to the pattern instructions after they were sewn into place. This free quilt pattern from mini happy quilting is the ribbon border. Quilt border curling ribbon. Draw diagonal lines on wrong side of background squares for little points.

Choose your fabric carefully for this design. You will need three fabrics. 20 do any of you have a pattern or instructions on how to make a twisted ribbon border for a quilt. Thread tools 02 27 2011 11 56 am 1.

Be sure to match the orientation.