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Right now the quilt measures 41" x 80" so borders are a must to make this into a nice sized twin, what comes to mind for you? I don't have any of the Mermaid fabric left, but I do have all of the others. This pattern was more than generous with some of my requirements. I noticed that if it required me to cut the 2.5" size I was told almost double what I'd need, but if I needed more like a 6.5" the extra was very little or 10.5" measurement with it's non existent extra. I suppose those that write patterns constantly struggle with this, but had I bought the fabric solely for this quilt I'd be in a snit over my extras right now. Instead I'm happily exploring my border options with you, while daydreaming about the back.
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What little thing makes you crazy? For me it's a quilt hanging on the floor. I want to make a quilt big enough that it covers whomever is in the bed, but I don't want it on the floor. My DD loves to play in my bed so the covers are constantly -even on a made bed- are always at war with gravity. I mostly pretend not to notice, but some of my more generous quilts end up sitting with square feet of quilt resting on the floor. That makes me a little crazy. After all if I wanted to spend that much time making something to sit on the floor I would have made a rug, instead I made a quilt - that should rest on the bed. So that's my silly little thing. What about you? Do you have one?
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Well I don't think that's silly at all. I have a thing where I don't want MY comforter touching the floor either and it isn't something I spent time and money making. I think it's totally reasonable!
I love, love, LOVE the colors in the new quilt. Sorry about the pattern/sizing discrepancies but I'm glad you're getting it all worked out.
Hugs!
Tropical Waves lloks great. When I look at it what calls me for the border is the purple. Do you have enough of it left to make a nice border?
One other thing to consider, would you happen to have any fabric that comes close to the turquoise in the mermaid fabric. If so, consider a small inner border of that, then the purple.
One other option for an inner border would be the other turtle batik, the one with purple turtles on the greeny background.
I always have trouble when I am making up a quilt getting the amount of fabric correct. I don't use patterns often and usually I don't really follow them if I intend to. I usually try to buy about 1.25 times what I think I will need so I don't have to go back and I am happy to have scraps to make scrappy quilts from.
The thing that bugs me most about quilts I make is that some parents hang them instead of letting the kids use them. I want them used and unlike you I want them cuddled in on the floor and dragged and to build forts. I don't care if the baby spits up on them(one of the "reasons" a mom hung up the quilt I gave her) or if accidents with koolaid happen. I make quilts for a different reason than most. I want them to be loved and I hope on a bad day they bring comfort. My daughter wouldn't let her daughter take her quilt to school to nap with and I was a little upset until 2 days later someone took her backpack home. Grandma brought it back, but ...
I still believe every thing I make is made to be loved. My niece hung her quilt up in the cabin and I wanted it be to for cuddling in front of the fireplace in.
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