Checking In With the Newbies

I thought I'd post an update from Kathy and my niece, Dez.

Kathy has her nine-patch blocks sewn together with the sashing:

It looks mahvelous dahling!!

Kathy had a question about the borders: "How do you make sure the top and bottom borders are the same?"  In answer to her question:  Here are a variety of border "how to" articles:
Adding Borders from YouTube
Written instructions for adding borders

Here is a "Quilt Borders for Dummies" article.

These should help.

Dez has all her blocks done and laid out on her "design floor."

 

Dez asked "How do I add the "triangles" that finish this quilt?

Dez's quilt has blocks set "on point."  "On point"  that means the blocks are set with the "pointy" edges up and down.

Here is a quilt I made for my new grand niece

with the blocks "on point."

Here is the best "help" I've found for finishing quilts made with blocks "on point."



Keep up the good work, ladies.  I'm really impressed with you both.