Good Morning, Quilters and Welcome Back to another episode of Tuesday Tutorials! (If you’ve missed any episodes, you can find re-runs HERE.)
I hope you enjoyed yesterday’s show: The Paper Pieced Heron Pattern from Peggy…I can’t wait to give it a go! Not until after THE Wedding….
I have an absolutely gorgeous pattern for you today- a beginner border that will look fab on any quilt! Bunting Bonanza would look great on a “girly” quilt, but it would look equally great on a patriotic quilt.
THE BUNTING BONANZA TUTORIAL
Begin by drawing two “rails”. If your quilt has a border-you don’t need to draw the “rails”. Use the size of the border and fill it in…. In the sample below, the drawn lines, or “rails” are two inches apart.
Next, draw “tick” marks on the top line…This helps keep each swag the same size. In the sample below, the “tick” marks are three inches apart.
Begin stitching on the top rail. Stitch a shallow curved line, flattening out at each end.
Now stitch back to the first line, adding a little more depth to the curve in the middle.
As you stitch from left to right this time, add scallops. Try to make the center scallop a little bigger than the rest…but don’t fret about this too much. Depending on the size of the “swag” you may have more than five scallops.
Repeat this pattern for a lovely border…
Or…Sweep back to your starting point again…
And then back to the right again with scallops…
For a more DELUXE border!
You can “doll it up” even more with a circle and drop down ribbons between each swag.
When you come to a corner… add The Pretty Bow or a different embellishment.
Corners are a chance to be creative!
NOTE: One of the keys to success with this pattern: Do not overlap stitches at the ends…this leads to thread build up.
MATERIALS
This tutorial was stitched on Kona cotton with Aurifil 50wt cotton thread in the bobbin and Sulky Rayon on top using a Schmetz 90 Topstitch needle on my Bernina 820 without a stitch regulator.
YOUR NEXT QUILT
I hope this Beautiful Bunting Bonanza makes it to your next quilt…and when it does, I’d love to see it!
Signed with Swag,
Lori
PS…It’s wedding countdown time…Again, please be patient if I’m a little lax about blogging. I promise to have all the Tuesday Tutorials, but beyond that…no promises…
PPS…Thank you to all of you who have told your “quilty” friends about us! My motto: The More, The Merrier!
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12 comments
Teresa
Thank you for always inspiring me. I am going to try this bunting. The Notebook idea is wandering around in my head…. I don’t have a Wedding coming up, but I do have a 50th Wedding Anniversary party for my parents that I am planning. Its a big project and is taking away from my sewing and quilting time. I see the Notebook as a way for me to work in a little sewing time, learn some tricks, and be ready to jump back into my “get stuff finished” mode after the party in July.
Jeanette
Love, love, love your blog!!! Thanks so much for sharing all your wonderful “doodles”!!!!!
gaylemitchel
Woo Hoo! Can;t waiut to try this one! Had Way too uch fun with the potted flowers. Go Lori!!
Shelor Robin
As always, thanks for your inspiration and instruction. I really enjoy your blog, and your tutorials are so very helpful.
RoseAnn
This is a wonderful design. I will use it frequently in my borders. I look forward to each and every Tuesday thanks to you and your tutorials. Hang in there with the wedding planning, all will come out spectacularly.
Queenie
This is a darling design, I love it.
Wishing you all teh best with the wedding prep.
Have a great day.
Always, Queenie
farmquilter
Enjoy the wedding (I’m planning on enjoying my daughter’s wedding August 1) and thank you for telling us how you would go around the corner with with darling swag!!!
Mary Huey
Lovely design, Lori — sending you calmness!!
Julie S.
Wow! Another great design!!!
Helenanne
Yet another wonderful design to try. Thank you for making the step by step process so clear. The free motion plate for my featherweight arrived last week. This will be fun to try on that sweet little machine.
RoseAnn
Very interesting I was wondering if I could use my featherweight for FMQ. Could you please share your information regarding the featherweight and FMQ?
Cleta
You’re really good at this. So glad my friend directed me your way. Just learning FAQ and you’re a great teacher. Blessings
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