? on border/binding fabric for Falling in Love (Falling Charms Quilt

[TinyDove]

Hello,
It states on pattern directions...2 3/4 yards of the blue fabric for borders and binding.

What I would like to know is, when Jenny or whomever made the quilt, did they cut borders on the lengthwise or crosswise grain of the fabric?

Is 2 3/4 yards enough for cutting borders on lengthwise grain or is it based on cutting on the crosswise grain of fabric? (Does not state on pattern)

Just want to make sure if I have 3 yards it is enough to cut all 4 borders on the lengthwise grain and still have enough for the binding as well.

Thanks

[teasipper]

Re: ? on border/binding fabric for Falling in Love (Falling Charms Quilt

I'm the last person to tell a quilter how to do anything. But, I can tell you that I prefer to cut borders on the lengthwise grain, but have also done borders on the crosswise grain when I haven't had enough length of fabric. As advised somewhere on this forum, I joined the border pieces the same as when joining binding pieces (45 degree angle). I found that as long as I was careful not to stretch the fabric it didn't make all that much difference once it was quilted.

[K. McEuen]

Re: ? on border/binding fabric for Falling in Love (Falling Charms Quilt

I would think that with 3 yards you would have plenty of fabric for borders and binding either way you decided to cut them.

[Lisapc]

Re: ? on border/binding fabric for Falling in Love (Falling Charms Quilt

I would think that with 3 yards you would have plenty of fabric for borders and binding either way you decided to cut them.

I bought 3 yards to do just borders on my falling charms. I used a jelly roll with solid squares and have wondered if I got enough. Thank you for the question and answer.

[TinyDove]

Re: ? on border/binding fabric for Falling in Love (Falling Charms Quilt

Thank you all.

I just spoke with MSQC and was told the borders on the Falling Charms quilt in Jenny's tutorial were cut selvage to selvage, so that means they were cut on the crosswise grain of the fabric.

I get so mixed up with all the info out in the www, everyone says something different. It makes it hard for a novice quilter to know the right way to do things...LOL.

[K. McEuen]

Re: ? on border/binding fabric for Falling in Love (Falling Charms Quilt

Thank you all.

I just spoke with MSQC and was told the borders on the Falling Charms quilt in Jenny's tutorial were cut selvage to selvage, so that means they were cut on the crosswise grain of the fabric.

I get so mixed up with all the info out in the www, everyone says something different. It makes it hard for a novice quilter to know the right way to do things...LOL.

Oh, you will always get a different answer on a lot of things to do with quilting because a lot of it is personal preference. I almost always cut my borders the width of fabric because seams in the borders don't bother me. There are others that will buy the extra yardage so that they can cut the length of fabric so they won't have seams. Find whatever is comfortable for you and run with it.

[lilmouse]

Re: ? on border/binding fabric for Falling in Love (Falling Charms Quilt

Quilting is allot like computers...there is more than one way to do things....so true!