Piano Key Border Quilt

Lessons in creativity jenny kae parks runtime 10 min one of the fastest and easiest ways to make a piano key quilt border is to first create a strip set and subcut that strip set into sections of the required length.

Piano key border quilt. Jenny shows what a piano key border will look like on a small quilt then demonstrates piecing fabric strips together. You ll need to enlarge the quilt block at 125. Here s a great border called piano keys that is terrific on a scrap quilt. She gives tips for avoiding wavy or curved strip sets.

Adding a pieced border to your quilt will make a wonderful finishing touch. I gathered from another post that about 5 inches is a good length for the keys. It could be if you made the keys a bit wider but i like this proportion. See more ideas about quilt patterns quilts quilting designs.

I just measure my quilt through the center to get the border size then i just figure out how big to make my piano keys to fit that measurement for instance if the quilt is 60 then i would figure that 30 2 keys would work of course they are cut at 2 1 2 for seam allowance then i just pick random colors from the quilt i have made all sizes of keys just whatever fits the border. Download the piano keys quilt border pattern as a pdf to print out the pattern. Thank you for all advice coming. Apr 18 2017 explore elaine cole s board piano quilt on pinterest.

The piano keys quilt border is far more simple to make than you might think. Note that this block is not square. It makes a lovely substantial frame for your quilt and you can use all the colours of your quilt to make it. The piano keys quilt border pattern makes a delightful quilt border that will surround your quilt with vibrant playful contrast.

Piano key borders can be all scrappy or they can repeat fabrics as would happen when using strip sets to make the piecing quicker. Do you make one long enough strip of piano keys to go around quilt and miter corners or do you sew on top bottom and then sides. Log cabin quilt pattern quilt block patterns pattern blocks quilt blocks strip quilts panel quilts scrappy quilts patchwork quilting édredons cabin log. And how wide do you make your keys.