How to Make Evenly Spaced Half-Circle Borders

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Supplies -

• Roll of paper or tear-away stabilizer can be used in place
• View & Do Circle shape (www.kayewood.com)
  

To make the side borders:

1. Length of paper: Measure the length (height) at the center of the quilt. Cut two papers this length. Width of paper: Cut two papers the width desired for your half-circle border.
2. Fold each paper end-to-end in half. Continue folding the paper until it is the size wanted for one half-circle.
   Fold the paper one more fold.
3. Draw a quarter circle keeping 1⁄4 inch down from the top edge of the paper and 1⁄4 to 1⁄2 inch from the bottom edge of the paper. Line up the folds with the lines on the View & Do Circle (available on www.kayewood.com) Shape to draw a perfect quarter circle.
4. To mark the paper, sew the folded paper without thread along the quarter circle mark. If your machine will not sew without thread, sew with thread using a long basting stitch. Remove the basting thread.
5. Open up the paper to its full length.
6. Place two fabrics (the same width and length as the paper) right sides together. Pin the paper to both fabrics.
7. Sew through the paper and fabrics, along the perforations made by the needle. Remove the paper.
8. Trim the curved seam allowances 1⁄4" from the stitching line.
9. Turn right side out. Press.
10. Stitch the raw edges of the borders together. Sew the borders to the quilt, starting and stopping 1⁄4" from each edge.

To make the bottom border:

1. Length of paper: Measure the width at the center of the quilt. Cut the papers this length. Width of paper: Cut two papers the width desired for your half-circle border.
2. Fold the papers as above. The size of each half-circle might be smaller or larger than the side borders depending on the length of the papers.
3. Follow the above directions.