How strange….
Gari sent me the link for this quilt of hers and I remember seeing the quilt but not the use of the piping (or flange) but it’s exactly what I’m doing with this Rail Fence quilt. I even commented on the quilt. Good thing I didn’t claim to have *invented* the technique right?? I would have been really embarrassed.
Really though, I never claim to come up with anything new because I spend a lot of time looking at quilts and it tends to all jumble together in my mind and come out in my quilting. I am always inspired by the quilts I see (even when I don’t remember it)!
Make sure you follow the above link — Gari’s Log Cabin quilt is gorgeous!
well people have been doing this for years!
I have seen this done on Antique baltimore album quilts from the mid 1800′s!
it adds a lot to a quilt, just that hint of color OR a little bit of texture
btw YES it is a pain to quilt around if you make it too wide!
ask me how I know!
Kathie
Well, as Kathie said, I certainly didn’t invent it either. But thanks for the mention. I just like it when “great minds” come up with the same idea. ‘-)
What’s that verse in the Bible??? there’s nothing new under the sun (Ecc. 1:9)?
I’m like you, I see so many quilts that sometimes, I just incorporate things into my quilts without thinking.