Trying to plan border(s) and binding
#1
Trying to plan border(s) and binding
This is Bonnie Hunter's Patches and Pinwheels. I had thought to simply bind it with a dark fabric, but my husband suggested a 2"-2 1/2" cream border. If I do this, I think I'd use a scrappy binding. What think you?
#2
What a beautiful quilt!!! If you use the cream border, like your husband suggested, I think a scrappy binding would be perfect. At the same time, your idea of a simply binding with a dark color is a good one too.
Lots of help, aren't I??? I mainly wanted to tell you it is a beautiful quilt.
Dina
Lots of help, aren't I??? I mainly wanted to tell you it is a beautiful quilt.
Dina
#4
This is a gorgeous scrappy. RE: your question - have you tried "auditioning" the border by laying the fabrics along the edge? That's usually the only way i can decide what to do. Whatever you decide, it's a great quilt.
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I would put a border that "holds" the quilt, much like a frame on a picture. The quilt (which is lovely) is very active, lots of colors, patterns. For me, I prefer dark colors as a small (1 or 1-1/2 inches) inner border then a wider outer border which can be busy, such as piano keys. I would bind with the same color as the inner border for continuity and for again holding in the busy border. Just my two cents worth...
#6
It really depends on how big you want the finished product. PenniF's suggestion of auditioning various border ideas is exactly what I would do. I would then take photos of them before deciding. Often, we see things in photos, that we do not see when looking at the actual product.
#9
I'll audition some things today--the more I think about it, a narrow dark border as suggested by nycquilter sounds the best. I will probably follow it with the cream (don't want to disregard my husband's suggestion ). The binding will definitely be dark--I don't like light bindings in most cases.
Thanks to everyone for the suggestions and kind words.
Thanks to everyone for the suggestions and kind words.
Last edited by AngeliaNR; 02-22-2015 at 09:17 AM.
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