Ribbon borders for quilts

Learn how to cut the patches and piece the units required for Ribbon Floral's inner ribbon border.

I had ‘snowing class’ last night and I’m so excited about the border to the courthouse steps quilt! It’s looking great already. I had a lot of strips cut that I didn’t…

Have you ever gotten your quilt blocks all pieced together and then been totally stumped on what to do for the borders? Me too! Haha! I will show you what I came up with and maybe it will inspire some creative ideas in you too!Last week, I was working on my first Dresden Plate quilt (you can see that post here). I did some different kind of block arrangements that are whimsical and maybe a little artsy… So when I got to the border I had to pause (but not for long because this quilt had to be…

Hello Everyone, Today I'm going to show you how to make this ribbon border which will be framing my Peek-a-Boo Pumpkins. I started by making 32 (HST) half-square triangles. I make my HST eight at a time using an easy method. You can watch this method by clicking HERE and viewing my video on The Quilt Show. There is a lot of information in my Patchwork Math videos. To soak it all in, you can watch them over and over again for free! Now that I've trimmed my HST to the correct size using a…

In part 6 of the Ribbon Floral Block of the Month, Jenny Kae Parks demonstrates how to use two rulers together in order to get the length some patches require.

Hello Everyone, My girls in Colusa are creative! I taught a Patchwork Math class last week at Friends Around the Block, and they ta...

Blog about quilting, including techniques for piecing, applique, free motion quilting, and a link up for Blocks of the Month, BOMs Away.

If you were stranded on a desert island, what would you bring? Rob would bring a massive stack of half-square triangles. Why? Half square triangles are the ultimate building block! With a healthy supply of HSTs, you’ll be cranking out chevrons, stars, diamonds, and pinwheels ‘til the rescue ship arrives! This week Rob is using half-square triangles to make the Ribbon Pole quilt. You may know it as a Pole Twist, Ribbon Twist, or even DNA quilt. Whatever the name, this pattern is quick, easy…

Sorry to spoil things, but I just HAD to show this picture first of all!! I was trying to take a simple photograph of the completed quilt top this afternoon. The quilt was blowing gently in the...

The fancy piano keys border increases by 1″ so it’s easily added to any size quilt. The other one increases in 6″ increments so any quilt with 6″, 12″ or 18″ blo…