Adding Borders

Now that the piecing part is completed, Gloria and I decided to take the quilt-top one step further. Although the pattern didn't call for them in this particular quilt, borders are a common attribute to quilt. You'll often notice them surrounding the main section, sometimes making the quilt significantly larger. By using the left over yellow and green fabric I had, we created strips to surround the outside of the main body of the quilt. This process did require a little more thought and a hint of math to figure out the dimensions of the quilt so that we would know how long each border would need to be.

The only struggle I truly ran into was connecting the corners. It was a little tricky, but after trial and error, I was able to figure out. With Gloria's help, of course :). But because of the borders, it added a good inch or two to the measurement of the quilt. Not a whole lot of difference in measurement, but a huge change in appearance, wouldn't you say?