Summer Retreat (and First Ladies border)

To make your stars "float" on the outer borders:

 

First:

 

Measure the length your outer border needs to be

Ours is 88 1/2" so we will drop the 1/2" and use only the 88" finished length

 

Determine how many stars you want to use for this side

 

 

We will be using a 3 - 12, 1 - 8" and 2 - 6" blocks

(for a total of 56")

 

Subtract this length from your finished length

88 - 56 = 32 of filler space needed

 

 I decided to use fillers that were:

1 - 8"

1 - 5"

2 - 6 1/2"

1 - 6"

 

 

 

The total of my fillers is 8+5+13+6=32"

 

So lets cut my fillers:

1 - 8 1/2" x 12 1/2"

1 - 5" x 12 1/2"

2 - 6 1/2" x 12 1/2"

1 - 6 1/2" x 12 1/2"

 

Here is where I will put the fillers in my border

 

and here is the finished quilt.

 

 

Plus got over half of my block swapper for August finished using them for my

leader/enders

 

 

Carol is working on her applique border for Tree of Life

(Connie-they are only glued-LOL)

 

Chris is working on last year's block swapper, the mini 9 patch



and a guild block

 

 

Loraine was the first to finish something

Machine sew binding to Farmer's wife, a guild block and finished August block swapper

 

 

Marie is working on

a Women of Courage block

 

 

Edna is working on star blocks and First Ladies

 

 

Pat is working on an Eleanor Burns

Wild Goose Chase

 

 

and Suzanne is making covers for two griddle plates

 



 

 

Remember to keep commenting on your progress every day~

 

You never know when we will have the next drawing!!!!