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dallen4350 05-14-2013 10:57 AM

Opinion: Thick or thin border?
 
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I'm still working on my husband's memory quilt and can't decide if the outer border should be 1.5 inches (same width as the lattice and diamond border) or 3.0 inches (twice the lattice and diamond border). Any opinions?

MamaBear61 05-14-2013 11:03 AM

I like the look of the wider border. Your quilt is very nice.

ranger 05-14-2013 11:07 AM

like the wider border.
Nice quilt.
I like the 'button' squares...are they parts of his clothes?
Where did you get the fabric that has the words...or is it embroidery....or sections of tops?

dallen4350 05-14-2013 11:15 AM


Originally Posted by ranger (Post 6063818)
like the wider border.
Nice quilt.
I like the 'button' squares...are they parts of his clothes?
Where did you get the fabric that has the words...or is it embroidery....or sections of tops?

The button and pocket squares are from my husband's shirts. (He died last year.)
The squares with words I designed and had printed by Spoonflower (www.spoonflower.com). When I tested printing on fabric, that the ink washed out too much. For those squares, I took pictures of my husband's shirts and use the picture as background.

Tartan 05-14-2013 11:17 AM

If I needed the extra fabric for size I would go with the wider border. If not, I would go with the first picture and then red binding. Or if I wanted to do a fancy feathered quilted design on the large blue border I would go with that OR.....yep no help at all am I?:D

DebraK 05-14-2013 11:18 AM

both look great. maybe go a little bigger than the thinner border to square the quilt if you have to.

DebraK 05-14-2013 11:18 AM

lol, you think like i do ;-)

Nanny's dollface 05-14-2013 11:39 AM

I think the wider border balances the quilt blocks. You have made a beautiful quilt.

Nammie to 7 05-14-2013 12:12 PM

The wider border gives you more quilting options. I like it - nice job.

Leslie333 05-14-2013 12:15 PM

Nice quilt. I like the wider border. I think it makes the diamond border "pop" more.


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