09c | Blocks as Borders

Module 09c | How to Make a Border Out of Blocks

Sometimes you'll want to create a border out of individual custom blocks.

Building off the knowledge gained in Module 08b and Module 02, this sub-module will teach you how to use individual custom blocks in your border instead of one solid long piece.

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Module 09c: How to Add a Border to a Quilt using Blocks

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Help Guide

Create the Border

1. Click on the number 1 on the first row. A little OPTS button will appear to the left the selected row. Click on the OPTS button and select Insert Before from the dropdown menu.

   
2. Click on the OPTS button and select Resize from the dropdown menu.

   
3. Enter the number for the height you'd like the top border to be in the Resize Row box and then press the OK button.

   
4. ALERT! You will notice that there are wider and narrower blocks in this row of border blocks. This is because we have both quilt blocks and sashing. You will need to design custom blocks for each of these border blocks.

   

Design & Use Border Blocks

1. Click on the first block cell (the wider block) in Row 1 to select it. Right click and select Create Block 12x4.

   
2. Design a custom block of your choosing (see Module 02 for a refresher).

3. Once you save your custom block to the quilt, it will automatically be placed on your quilt grid as well as in your BLOCKS tab.

   
4. Select the remaining empty wide border block cells and click the Add to Quilt button for your custom block.

   
5. You will see our border partially filled with our border blocks. In this example, I designed a striped block (and rotated it so the stripes alternated the beginning color).

   
6. Click on the second block cell (narrow block) in Row 1 to select it. Add the One Patch Block of your choice to this narrow block cell - OR - Right click and select Create Block 2x4 and use that instead.

   

   
7. Repeat step 6 on the remaining narrow border blocks.