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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • Dedication
  • Acknowledgments
  • INTRODUCTION
  • SECTION I: Borders- More Than Just an Afterthought
    • PLANNING BORDERS-
            Purpose and Function
            Choosing a Border
            Ruler-Friendly Numbers
            Proportion and Scale
            Color and Fabric
            Scale Drawings
            Measuring the Quilt for Borders
            Do I Sew with the Border or the Quilt on Top?
    • WHOLE-FABRIC BORDERS-
            Adding Borders to the Quilt Top
            Corner Treatments
            Striped-Fabric Borders
            Very Narrow 1/8" Borders
            Spacer Borders
    • BORDER-PRINT FABRIC BORDERS-
            Cut and Sew Borders from a Symmetrical Border Print for a Square Quilt
            Cut and Sew Borders from a Symmetrical Border Print for a Rectangular Quilt
            Forming Mitered Corners by Hand
            Forming Mitered Corners by Machine
    • APPLIQUE BORDERS-
            Continuous, Symmertrical Curved Line
            Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Curved-Edge
            Swags
            Border-Print Applique Borders
    • CORNER TRIANGLE BORDERS-
            Sizing Corner Triangles
            Additional Opportunities
    • PIECED BORDERS-
            Checkerboard
            Sawtooth
            Flying Geese
            Woven Strips
            Repeat Block
            Chain of Squares
            Parallelograms and Twisted Ribbons
            Diamonds
            Dogtooth
            Pieced Border Contstruction
            Diagonal Measurements
            Decimal Equivalents
            Measuring Your Patchwork
            Automatic-Fit Borders
            Complete Borders
    • DESIGN PROCESS
    • GALLERY
  • SECTION II: Edge Finishes
    • PLANNING EDGE FINISHES-
            Purpose and Function
            Edge Finish Selections
            Color and Fabric
            Preparing the Quilt for Edge Finishing
            Choosing Fabric Grain
            Establishing the Length and Width of Binding
            Fabric Requirements
    • APPLIED FINISHES-
            Binding
            Attaching Continuous Binding
            Finishing the Continuous Binding Edge
            Attaching Individual Straight-Strip Binding
            Facing
            Prairie Points
            Piping
            Piping Corners
            Piping/Binding Combination
            Making the Connection
            Curved or Scalloped Edges
    • SELF-CREATED FINISHES-
            Bringing the Backing to the Front
            Envelope or Pillowcase
            Knife Edge
  • INDEX
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY/SOURCES
  • ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Title: Borders, Bindings & Edges: The Art of Finishing Your Quilt
Author/Designer: Sally Collins
Format/Publication Date: TPB:2004
Publisher: C&T Publishing, Lafayette, CA
Language: English
Page Count: 112
Book Dimensions(ht. x w.): 11" x 8 1/2"
ISBN: 1571202331

SUMMARY- I keep picking up more of Sally's books - I can't seem to help myself. Here's yet another specialized book with expert coverage of an important part of the quilt. She does her usual thorough job, and plenty of eye candy for inspiration.