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Hi First name / Quilty Friend,
 
Welcome to the Quiltblox Newsletter! I'm delighted to have you as a member of this creative community!
 
In this edition: Calculating Quilt Border Proportions, Send in Your Patriotic Quilt Pictures, and a few of my favorite quilty treasures.
 
How Wide and 
How Many Quilt Borders? 
 
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Make the quilt borders too narrow, and the quilt can feel cramped. Too wide, and the borders may overwhelm the design. Add multiple borders, and the challenge becomes even greater. While there is no single "correct" answer, we quilters have long used a few design principles to help create borders that feel balanced and visually pleasing.
 
One of those principles comes from a mathematical relationship known as the Golden Ratio (sometimes referred to as the Golden Rectangle) ...
 
 
I'd love a Picture of Your Patriotic Quilt!
 
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Welcome to the First Quiltblox Online Patriotic Quilt Show!
 
On the 4th of July, I will host an online quilt show featuring patriotic quilts shared by readers and fellow quilters from across the country. And I would absolutely love for you to participate.
 
Please send me a picture, and tell me about your quilt (who made it and why), and the name of the pattern if you used a commercial pattern. Have more than one? Perfect - send me as many as you'd like, and I'll include them. Please send your pictures to me by June 26.
 
 
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Thank you so much for being part of this Quiltblox Creative Community! 
 
You inspire me to keep creating and I appreciate your support!
 
I'm so excited to be on this creative journey with you. I hope that together, we'll learn some new techniques, start (and finish) a few projects, and inspire a few new stitchers by sharing what we love to do with someone who wants to learn.
 
Happy Stitching!
 
 Deb Messina
 
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