Which fabric do you think I should use for binding?
#15
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I find that if I use the same color for the binding as the back, I have a hard time distinguishing the binding from the back when I'm sewing it on. I made a quilt using similar colors and used a white binding that had polka dots the same colors as the inside of the quilt.
#17
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I held my hand over each side and preferred the dark one. I noticed the overall quilt when looking at it. When I looked at the light one my eye was immediate drawn to the light inner border and not the pieced squares.
#18
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The pink calms the quilt, while returning to the light makes it more jumpy and energetic. The light pulls the eye away from the center and there's nothing that makes you focus on any part of it. While I am looking at the pink side I see the inner design. What do you want people to see?
Side note: I have A Fib which means my heart sometimes flutters instead of beats. Stress and other things can throw my rhythm out. When I focus on the side with the white binding, it literally tries to throw my heart into A Fib. I have almost always done the binding on my quilts with the last fabric used or a very calming darker fabric. Now I know why.
Side note: I have A Fib which means my heart sometimes flutters instead of beats. Stress and other things can throw my rhythm out. When I focus on the side with the white binding, it literally tries to throw my heart into A Fib. I have almost always done the binding on my quilts with the last fabric used or a very calming darker fabric. Now I know why.
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