It’s SAHRR Border 4 week, and this is my week to host! You all had some serious creativity with Emily’s border, asking for animal blocks. It was fun to see how each of you interpreted the border prompt.
- January 14 Center Block Reveal
- January 21: Border 1: Brenda @ Songbird Designs
- January 28: Border 2: Kathleen @ Kathleen McMusing
- February 4: Border 3: Emily @ The Darling Dogwood
- February 11: Border 4: Wendy @ Pieceful Thoughts – This week!
- February 18: Border 5: Gail @ Quilting Gail
- February 25: Border 6: Anja @ Anja Quilts
- March 25: Parade: showing all of your finished SAHRRs!
I’m excited to be the host this week, and I’m very excited to see what you come up with for the border I’ve chosen. So let’s get to it!
This week let’s show off our curves! Curves in our borders, that is! Make a curved border for your quilt this week. I know that curved blocks can be intimidating, but they really are easier than they look. Here are just a few ideas for constructing your blocks:
- Use templates to cut and piece
- Use the improv curve method (no templates, just your rotary cutter, freehand cutting the curves)
- Use the applique method for adding curves
- Think out of the box – fabrics with a curved print? Bias tape curves? Orange peels? Yo-yos?
Your border just needs to have some curve appeal. Once the blocks are done, there are several ways they can be arranged into a border, so play with that a bit before you sew the border together. Have fun!
My little quilt is growing from that small center block. Although I have not measured it (keep forgetting), it is now around 20 inches square.
It has grown larger than my white background board, so photos are taken from its place on my design wall. Can you see the curves in the border? The curves are pretty gentle, so they almost look like last week’s border, but I promise they are different!
All my little 2″ (unfinished) curve blocks were cut freehand with no rulers, just my rotary cutter. A tip if you decide to try freehand curves this week – when cutting, please be careful to keep your fingers behind or out of the way of the rotary cutter! I nicked my fingernail this week because I wasn’t paying attention. There was no cut, but there was a good scrape on my nail bed, so please take care when using your rotary cutter.
Getting back to my SAHRR border 4, I added in a few darker colors in my border this week in an attempt to differentiate a bit from last week’s border. I also decided to butt two curves together to create a little bit of curved rhythm to the border, although it gets a bit lost. Rather than adding in coping borders to give the eye a rest, I’ve decided to embrace the chaos of all the color!
Link up your SAHRR border 4 this week here at Pieceful Thoughts. I’ve added the linky party at the end of this post. Remember that each time you link up you have another chance to win these great prizes from our wonderful sponsors!
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Have fun this week, explore the idea of curves in your SAHRR border 4 and don’t be afraid to think creatively! Come back and link up below.
Happy stitching!
Wendy
That is so pretty. I’m loving watching it come together. It’s so bright and cheery.
Those are like free form Drunkard’s Path blocks. Your quilt me of some wild pair of pants I wore as a kid in the 60’s, lol! I loved those pants!
I am loving your progress. Such a happy quilt! 💗
Thanks Wendy. Life is always throwing curves our way, so why not with our stitching. Your piece is coming along very nicely. I can feel the rhythm.
These improv curve units fit the vibe of your project so well, and they are SO you!
Wendy, this looks like a carnival!!!
Whee – curves sound like a good challenge! Your quilt is a joy to watch coming together, love your colors, your design, everything. 🙂
Embracing the chaos is working out great in your project. Hmmm – curves might be interesting this week.
I love your take on curves.
Except for that rotary cutter nail nick – I think you’re having too much fun with this year’s SAHRR!
I was just thinking, after reviewing my photos from a recent quilt show, that I’d like to think about something with curves…and here it is! I do like your paired curve blocks and the darker colors create a difference between the borders. I’m loving your piece, and am excited to get to work!
I am really excited about this prompt and can’t wait to design something to add. I really love how bright, colorful, and full of movement your SAHRR is this year!
Oh this should be fun! I just posted and linked (phew! squeaking in) prompt 3 round so I’ll get right to this week’s.
Thank you for your curves prompt, Wendy! (When have I ever said that before, lol?!) But I have an idea for something with curves for my project, so I’m ready to go. Yours just gets better with each new border. I love the shape and color!
nice and bright!
I can tell that this week’s border is curves! It’s fun to make them free-hand! It’s looking awesome, Wendy!
I was pretty sure this was what you would do. I love the addition of the darks and you can definitely see the curves and the difference from last week’s round. Glad your nail saved you from an injury!
Hi Wendy, your quilt is looking great! Thanks for the theme this week and the linky!
I wish I could see this little work of art in person. Those pieces have to be so small! I love this prompt and all of your suggestions for how to go about it. I think embracing the chaos is the way to go. Keep the fun going!
So bold and bright! It doesn’t look too busy though, maybe because you’ve kept the colors mostly consistent? Curves will be a challenge. I’ll have to contemplate that option for my block this week.
Nice curve appeal! When you finish this quilt please mail it to my house! I love it!
Well of course you would do freehand curves because you are so good at it!! Glad you didn’t get a cut, those done with the cutter seem to hurt way worse than others!
Your quilt makes me grin each week! Thanks for a good ‘push’ of a prompt.
I love how your quilt is growing. You describe it as chaos; I see controlled chaos. The two recent rows with their larger piece supporting the corner give the eye the rest that the coping border would. And the colors are still playing well together.
Great post and a fun border!
This is a nice prompt. Your quilt gets more fun every week 🙂
I missed it? How did I miss the link up? I just finished and posted my result on my blog but found this was closed. So bummed. It was my favorite step so far.