Thread: Help with a border

I don't know if I need a border or not and if I do what to use for the border....

I haven't decided on a back either....

Suggestions????????????

full quilt - ignore the dirty tile

up close of the squares

I would definitely put a border on it. I would audition all the colors in the quilt, but probably use brown or pink. Use a tone on tone, something that reads solid, not a printed border. Maybe even two borders. A thin, about 2" inner border and then about 4½" outer border.

Agree with Kathy. Possibly even a thin blue border to pull out the blue circles, thena wider brown border.

Originally Posted by DogHouseMom

Agree with Kathy. Possibly even a thin blue border to pull out the blue circles, thena wider brown border.

Oh that is a good idea - I didn't think about the blue...I needed that green and it was the only one I could find that I liked so I went with it even though it didn't really match!

A border or set of borders would make this quilt really Pop.

What a wonderful 'opportunity.' You can take it to your LQS and audition all sorts of fabrics, colors, and designs.

Wahoo!

ali

I would definitely use a border - would consider using the browns. Ok, so now I've added another opinion. Sorry. Guess the best thing to do is go with what please you the mot:)

Yes a border would finish the quilt out.

Yep...definitely needs a border....I would probably do brown or blue.

My first thought was a brown border. Maybe a tone on tone. I also like the idea of using the blue, perhaps a thin border and then a wider one in brown. That is a very pretty quilt.
Sue

I would go with a thin solid inner border and a bigger outer border, possibly pieced from all the prints in the quilt, continuing the design outward.