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06-14-2010, 07:50 AM

#31

sunflower126

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Quote:

Originally Posted by erstan947

I like to use a thin (one and one half inch) border like black or a complimentary color (not a fabric in the quilt) to stop the eye then add one of the blue's you have in a wider border. Just an option. Love the quilt. Wonderful colors

I like to add a thin border of black also. The first time my quilting friend told me to do that I thought she was nuts. There was no black in the quilt and I thought it would stick out. It looked great.

06-14-2010, 09:02 AM

#32

dkabasketlady

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Originally Posted by mosher92

although most seem to like B I like the idea of the thin border and then A. I do think it makes a quilt POP with the thin border. I like A because with B some of the fabric will blend unless you use the skinny border. There, that is my nickel's worth. (inflation ya know).

Ditto!! I'll add another nickel because of inflation,lol!!!

06-14-2010, 09:10 AM

#33

kclausing

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Choice A will last longer into the child's life, because it is not so childish.
Choice B is more fun.

So are you going to longevity or fun??

06-14-2010, 09:27 AM

#34

Pineapple Princess

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I like A. :)

06-14-2010, 09:33 AM

#35

The Happy Quilter

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If you have any of the other colors used in the blocks you could do a prairie point border and then the blue. I love it, colorful and I like the lay out.

06-14-2010, 10:31 AM

#36

amma

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I like a thin border of A and a wider border of B :D:D:D

06-14-2010, 10:56 AM

#37

Quilting D

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Quote:

Originally Posted by amma

I like a thin border of A and a wider border of B :D:D:D

I think amma's choice is my favorite idea. The good thing is none of the choices are bad. Lucky little boy. :)

06-14-2010, 12:57 PM

#38

HeatherQuilts

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Thanks again for everyone's opinions! Of course, I realized I don't have enough of the spaceships to make a border.... I think what I'm going to end up doing, is using a small inner border of some light blue (pulled from the spaceship) and then a larger outer border of choice A.
Unless someone happens to have 1.5 yards of the blue spaceship material that I could buy? Jo'Ann's is out of stock online, and none of the stores close to me have any. :thumbdown:
Thanks again!