Mariposa

Pretty quilt! Love the gymnast fabric! (all are great!

Geri B

Or just straight lines from sash to edge...then stitch off edge for 3/4 finger width, go back to sash, Sid 3/4 fingers and back to edge......all the way around..at corner you can just do a diagonal to corner.......just a thought

jmoore

pretty fabric selection... I would quilt the border even if it was within the requirements of your batting, especially since it is for your granddaughter who is sure to give it a lot of use.

Karamarie

It is a good patterned fabric for doing FMQ as the busyness will not show little mistakes, which you may not even make anyway. Just a thought.

zozee

Gorgeous border fabric --and so are the others! This border pattern gives you several options to toy with FMQ. You might try circles to mimic the ones elsewhere. You could do a daisy design every 5-6 inches with a curving vine connecting them. Or do a vine with leaves (easy ovals). I am not very experienced so I love the forgiving nature of busy fabrics that hide my woopsies.

Jingle

I always quilt borders, just makes it look finished. Almost always (maybe less than 2) I do FMQ. I have been quilting for 50 years. Made lots and lots of quilts.

Janan

Thanks, Jeanne!

tessagin

Anxious to see it finished. lot of great ideas.

klswift

yes, but you can do a minimal quilting if you want. Your border doesn't look too wide so how about a meandering vine right down the center - a gentle swaying from side to side?

MargeD

I think it's necessary to quilt the borders, at least as much as the main quilt. I have a way of quilting the border that I like, you mark spaces along the border, then straight lines between the marks to get a diamond type border. It's easy and I have gotten compliments on the border. Since you have square blocks, you could zig zag down one side, then the other, using the blocks for measurements. That is probably clear as mud, but I hope it helps.