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April 10, 2022
Arrow Stone QAL Week 7 from The Crafty Quilter

It’s the home stretch of the Arrow Stone QAL! It’s Week 7 and we’re sewing together all of our blocks and adding borders. We’ll soon have a completed quilt top! 

Arrow Stone QAL Week 7 is all about sewing blocks together and adding the border to our quilts.

If you’re just now joining us, all of the past content for the Arrow Stone QAL can be found below:

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January 26, 2021
Lengthwise Grain Borders and Binding from Quiltnotes All Blogs

Sometimes I like to use the same fabric for the outer border and the binding. I also like to cut my borders along the lengthwise grain. Depending on the size of the border, there will be  a chunk of fabric leftover. I love to make scrap quilts so this doesn't bother me.

Why Lengthwise Cuts?

The lengthwise grain runs parallel to the selvage. It is stronger and stretches less than the crosswise grain which runs from selvage-to-selvage. The lengthwise grain gets it's strength from the warp threads which are continuous along the length of the fabric. The weft ...

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