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Question for the week of October 5, 1998:
Our question this week comes from Amie
How do you make Prairie Points?
Judi :
Take a 4" square, fold on the diagonal, making a triangle.Fold again on the diagonal making a smaller triangle. Now all the raw edges should be the base of the triangle.Sew across this base. Chain stitch as many as needed for as many as needed. border.
Jeri House :
Take a 4 inch square of your choice fold
in 1/2 diagonally then fold in 1/2 again
That makes your prairie point
Rosie from Iowa :
I love to make Prairie Points.I think it really puts a finish on a quilt. I use 4 inch squares of fabric, folded twice into triangles, then over lap them, just a little, on the top side edge of the quilt.
Jennifer in Kansas :
One way to find out how many prairie points you should have to fill the side of the quilt is to tape together a strip of paper that is the length of the side of the quilt you want prairie points on. Fold it in half, fold that in half and keep folding until you have a managable length for your prairie point. Measure what that length is and cut your squares to that size. Then fold as directed below. You might want to try this out on a small project first, just in case I got something wrong somewhere. It's been awhile since I heard this technique.
Anthony in once again sunny Florida :
Hi Amie,Maureen's great technique gives you nestable priarie points with the opening on the side. Here's another variation for triangles that overlap.
Neither way is right or wrong. But here the opening can be open-side showing for a dimensional look
or turned to flat-side showing for a more contemporary look.
1. Cut a sguare.
Size should be equal to twice the finished height you want your prairie point, plus 1/2 inch.
2. Fold the square in half crosswise; you now have a rectangle.
3. Hold the rectangle so the folded side is up.
Now bring each of the folded corners to the bottom center,
forming the familiar triangle shape.
You'll get all kinds of opinions as to whether the opening should be towards the top of the back of the quilt.
But that's all part of the fun.
Enjoy!
"a busy needle is a happy needle"
Safia in Toronto :
Have a look at:
http://www.nmia.com/~mgdesign/qor/technique/tech.htmMary Graham Disigns gives directions w/diagrams for making prairie points.
Maureen :
Take any size square you desire and fold it in half corner to corner and then in half again corner to corner and you now have a prairie point. When put on your quilting project around the edges you slip one point into the other at the open edge.
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