Ask Alex: Prairie Point Borders

Anderson has the following recommendations for calculating, making (folding) and attaching prairie point borders.

• Start with a selected fabric square.

• Fold the square into a half square triangle, right sides out (figure A).

• Fold the square again into a quarter-square triangle and press.

• Once folded, the raw edge will be the same length as the initial square (figure B).

To determine the initial size of your points, consider the proportion of your quilt. Anderson suggests auditioning various size points to determine what looks best. In this case she chose to measure one block in the quilt and divide that length into approximately three and-1/2 prairie points (figure C).

Attaching prairie points: