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Old 10-14-2012, 08:07 AM
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I really like the gold border. It would also make the quilt larger, more useful if you want it to be a lap quilt. But if you want to make it a wall quilt (and it's certainly pretty enough to go on the wall), smaller might be better.
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Old 10-14-2012, 08:14 AM
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Wow! It's beautiful either way, but I like the idea of just the green with a gold binding.
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I like it with just the green
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Old 10-14-2012, 08:15 AM
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Unless you are wanting the quilt larger, I would not add the gold border. Personally, I always prefer a darker border...kind of like the frame on a picture. Your quilt though, so whatever you prefer is what really counts.
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Old 10-14-2012, 08:16 AM
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I like the outside gold border, but then I would also bind it in the last border colour as well. It is a beautiful quilt top.
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Old 10-14-2012, 08:17 AM
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I like the gold... it seems to brighten/warm up the quilt. I have a hard time with deciding borders too... good idea to post pics, get some input and then let it sit for awhile. I almost always lay out my blocks, rearrange, then let them rest at least overnight. My DD used to be a great help as she has an eye for color but now she's away at college.
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Old 10-14-2012, 08:22 AM
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Very pretty quilt!
I think the gold border makes the gold sashing stand out, whereas the green border makes the blocks stand out. I would bind it to match whatever you choose for the last border.
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Old 10-14-2012, 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by azwendyg View Post
Here's something regarding borders that really rings true for me... "A multicolor quilt will appear to be whatever color the border is." If you want a "green" quilt, leave it with just the green, if you want a "gold" quilt, add the gold border.
That's very interesting. I will have to remember it in the future when planning borders.
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Old 10-14-2012, 08:59 AM
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i like the gold border, but would make it closer to the size of the sashing
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Old 10-14-2012, 09:07 AM
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I like the green better. Maybe because I'm partial to green.
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