klswift

lay the top on the fabric at different widths and decide which is the most pleasing to you.

meyert

Thanks for the Jinny Beyer link.... have never seen that. Now I have some things to think about.

katesnanna

I like to place a narrow darker border to frame the quilt. Then I use Fibonacci numbers to decide the size of my borders.

IBQUILTIN

I like to use a 1 1/2 inch border first, then one that is like ManThreads said and make that 1/2 to 3/4 the size of my blocks.

quiltingshorttimer

I think there is a ratio formula called Fibonari or something close to that that gives some good dimensions--I don't remember the specific # but it was something like 1-2-3-5 being the perfect ratio between objects.

jmoore

Interesting post... even though I typically have followed patterns for the quilts I have completed thus far, I found some very helpful suggestions in this subject.

Vat

I don't have it, but there is a formula for what size border for the size blocks. Not sure where you might find it , maybe Google it. As for me I usually put what I like.