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Old 10-29-2014, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by fxsts93kf View Post
I'm going to be the lone dissenter lol. I like the light purple because I think the fabric matches the quilt better. I would probably choose dark if it was one of the darks from in the quilt. Unless it's in the quilt and I'm just not seeing it. Very pretty!!
I have to agree with Kelly...I would go dark if it matched one of the darks in the quilt. To me, the patterned border takes away from the beautiful dark marbles in the quilt.
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Old 10-29-2014, 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by AngeliaNR View Post
I like the dark. It seems to "stop" the pattern well.
I agree also with the above poster who commented on fingerprints.
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Old 10-29-2014, 11:30 AM
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I think dark. I love your quilt too. But the dark is the prettiest, in my opinion.
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Old 10-29-2014, 11:42 AM
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Go to the dark side. LOL
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Old 10-29-2014, 12:22 PM
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Definitely the dark. It frames it up very nicely. It sure is pretty. I love purple and yellow together.
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Old 10-29-2014, 12:29 PM
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I also like the dark. Looks good.
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Old 10-29-2014, 12:33 PM
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I go with everyone else. I like the dark purple also. To me the light puple just doesnt bring the colors of your quilt out.
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Old 10-29-2014, 12:35 PM
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Another vote for the dark here.
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Old 10-29-2014, 01:20 PM
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Typically I'm in favor of dark and lots of pattern and not a huge pastel person, but in this case I think the lavender is WAY better.

-- The lavender really goes well with the creams and is a nice transitory note between them and the darker purples in the quilt. It lets you white point and your black point be within the pieced pattern and puts the focus where it should be.


-- The flower shape in the dark fabric draws the eye away from the piecing. It is more circular than your diamond design. Typically the similar round shapes would work well together, but eyes are more drawn to circles than rectangles so instead of being a subtle shape repeat the flowers are an equal draw for attention, even though your mind knows the big pieced diamond should be the star. This makes the border look eye catching, but also makes me miss the subtle details in the pieced fabrics.
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Old 10-29-2014, 02:10 PM
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I, too, find the flowers in the dark border fabric distracting. I think they compete a little too much for attention with the interior of the quilt. I do think the darker border shows off the quilt colors to better advantage than the lighter border; it's the regimental flowers I have a problem with.
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