Grandmother's flower garden???

I have received a quilt top that belonged to my great grandmother. It is the
Grandmothers flower garden. It is hand stitched. The blocks are together,
pieced to the edge on about 1/3 of the top. Are there any instructions on
how the piece these tiny blocks so I can finish the top.. 2nd question how
do you complete the edges after basting and quilting, do you cut it square,
finish it wavy. Does any one have a web pict of theirs.
Thank you so much
Audrey

How did your GGM piece? over paper templates, or "American style"
(eyeballing the seam allowance and using a running stitch)?

How to finish the edges is up to you, but IMO the wavy edge is traditional.
At least, that's how my GGM did hers.
Roberta in D

"Audrey" wrote in message
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I have received a quilt top that belonged to my great grandmother. It is
the
Grandmothers flower garden. It is hand stitched. The blocks are together,
pieced to the edge on about 1/3 of the top. Are there any instructions on
how the piece these tiny blocks so I can finish the top.. 2nd question how
do you complete the edges after basting and quilting, do you cut it
square,
finish it wavy. Does any one have a web pict of theirs.
Thank you so much
Audrey

In one of my more insane moments, I bought a grandmother's flower garden
quilt top. It was hand pieced and quite poorly. The top was too good to
throw away but certainly not worth spending heaps of time doing the
traditional border. I just leveled the edges and proceeded on. However, if
it had belonged to my great grandmother, I would have given serious
consideration to doing it right. What a treasure you have! Polly


"Roberta Zollner" wrote in message
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How did your GGM piece? over paper templates, or "American style"
(eyeballing the seam allowance and using a running stitch)?

How to finish the edges is up to you, but IMO the wavy edge is
traditional.
At least, that's how my GGM did hers.
Roberta in D

"Audrey" wrote in message
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I have received a quilt top that belonged to my great grandmother. It is
the
Grandmothers flower garden. It is hand stitched. The blocks are
together,
pieced to the edge on about 1/3 of the top. Are there any instructions
on
how the piece these tiny blocks so I can finish the top.. 2nd question
how
do you complete the edges after basting and quilting, do you cut it
square,
finish it wavy. Does any one have a web pict of theirs.
Thank you so much
Audrey

I would finish it wavy, but another possibility is to cut long strips
and aplique the edges onto them... then finish it straight.

Audrey wrote:
I have received a quilt top that belonged to my great grandmother. It is the
Grandmothers flower garden. It is hand stitched. The blocks are together,
pieced to the edge on about 1/3 of the top. Are there any instructions on
how the piece these tiny blocks so I can finish the top.. 2nd question how
do you complete the edges after basting and quilting, do you cut it square,
finish it wavy. Does any one have a web pict of theirs.
Thank you so much
Audrey



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What a very clever compromise. My quilt top wasn't worth that kind of effort
but I'll keep that solution in mind. Thank you. Polly

"Dr. Quilter" wrote I would finish it wavy, but another possibility is
to cut long strips
and aplique the edges onto them... then finish it straight.

Polly Esther wrote:

What a very clever compromise. My quilt top wasn't worth that kind of effort
but I'll keep that solution in mind. Thank you. Polly

"Dr. Quilter" wrote I would finish it wavy, but another possibility is
to cut long strips

and aplique the edges onto them... then finish it straight.



oh, it's not an original idea and I have never done it myself, I think I
am just repeating a suggestion I read here before...

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