Yellow brick road flimsy done
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Yellow brick road flimsy done
Is made this as a retirement gift for my coworker, he put up with me for 8 years, and a quilt is all he has to show for
I chose the border for it first, and now I am considering taking it off. what do you think? Something just does not jive here ,
I chose the border for it first, and now I am considering taking it off. what do you think? Something just does not jive here ,
Last edited by IngeMK; 11-24-2013 at 10:15 AM.
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my opinion only .... but the border is too busy. I agree that a darker border would make the quilt "pop". After saying all that, I'm sure he will enjoy it whatever you decide to do. Happy Retirement to him!
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I agree with you, the border doesn't look right. I think it doesn't look like it belongs because there's no pieces inside the quilt that it matches and because the border's pattern also seems more busy than the other patterns in the quilt. I think it's lacking continuity because of these reasons even though the colors are right.
I really struggle with color and pattern choices in fabrics. My wife described some fabrics I was watching on Ebay as "interesting". I don't think she meant it in a good way.
Rodney
I really struggle with color and pattern choices in fabrics. My wife described some fabrics I was watching on Ebay as "interesting". I don't think she meant it in a good way.
Rodney
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I'm not wild about it either. It may have been OK for a narrow stop border, but I like the burnt orange you've used. If you have enough of the print in the lower right corner, I'd audition that, otherwise, I would go with a mottled brown.
I really love the rest of the quilt. Very manly. Well worth 'putting up with you' for 8 years!
I really love the rest of the quilt. Very manly. Well worth 'putting up with you' for 8 years!
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