I put the first border on my center block today. I found a orange-red that was similar in color to the red in the fan. I chose a blue accent to pick up the colors in the fan. The florals in the fan also have lots of yellow so yellow went into this border as well. The light yellow is some muslin-like fabric that had been my grandmother's. I remember that Grandma's quilts were always bound with yellow. I don't know why and I never thought to ask her why. I just thought all quilts were made that way. Today I know different - bindings can be anything the quilter chooses to make them. I appreciate the fabric quality and selection and all the tools that I have available to me today.I think that I've never made a block containing this much yellow so this project has challenged me to expand my color choices. This piece is now 14 1/2" and ready for the next border. I'll wonder what the next border will be and work on something else while I'm waiting for the border 2 directions to be posted.
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Any bets that if you had asked Grandma why she bound her quilts in yellow, the answer would probably be something practical like, I had a lot of it in my stash, or it came in wider bolts than other colours and therefore made longer bias strips? Grandmas always had a reason for their actions.
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