need an opinion of border width
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need an opinion of border width
I am trying to finish up a one block wonder quilt, in shades of blue with a hint of white. I was not thinking of the outcome when I laid out my blocks. Now as I am bordering it, I am feeling that it will be too long. I have a 2.5" dk blue border, a 1.5" white Michael Miller sparkle, and I was planning on a 5 or 6" dk blue border. right now it is about 86 x 55. I need an opinion if all the outer borders need to be the same width, or could they be wider on the sides and maybe just 3" top and bottom? Help!!!
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I am trying to finish up a one block wonder quilt, in shades of blue with a hint of white. I was not thinking of the outcome when I laid out my blocks. Now as I am bordering it, I am feeling that it will be too long. I have a 2.5" dk blue border, a 1.5" white Michael Miller sparkle, and I was planning on a 5 or 6" dk blue border. right now it is about 86 x 55. I need an opinion if all the outer borders need to be the same width, or could they be wider on the sides and maybe just 3" top and bottom? Help!!!
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Join Date: Feb 2009
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it is just fine to make your sides wider than your top/bottom- it is fine to make top & bottom larger than sides---we often make different sized borders to make our quilts the size we want them to be- whether it is making them longer or wider- it is ok...make your quilt the size you want it to be.
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I usually make three borders, all different widths.The quilt I'm working on had to have more borders on the side to make it wider it is now, unquilted and is 97" x 108" for use on our double bed I will have to fold it under and put pillows on top, I'm going to make pillow covers, I don't like the looks of the quilt sides when put over the pillows.
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