mcdaniel023

Love your blocks and that fabric is awesome. I would not cut it, either. Sorry, no help from me.

Jackie Spencer

Gorgeous fabric, Could not bring myself to cut it either!!

stillclock

YOU GUYS!

hahahah!

aileen

feline fanatic

Amazing how fabric choices can really change the appearance of a block. Your Swoon is downright elegant with those fabric choices.

When looking at the center stars of your blocks I was amazed at how much impact of that fabric is lost when it is cut up. Like so many other posts on this thread, I agree leave that gorgeous fabric as intact as possible. Have you tried auditioning what that fabric would look like if cut LOF and used as a big wide border? I would try laying your top on a section as wide as you can and see what it looks like. If it just doesn't work I would either save that fabric for a BQ pattern or use it as the backing. I adore your top so far.

soccertxi

how about using the fabric as a border and making 4 smaller blocks...maybe even size down the Swoon block...for each corner? You have done a very nice job!

Geri B

First I would not "waste" that lovely print on the back........find something else for the border and use that for a stack n whack, or a 6-7" border, cutting that fabric lengthwise matching the design and do course you must miter those corners..JMHO

Retired Fire Chief

I'm with everybody else, I would either leave the beautiful top as is or use the gorgeous fabric as a wide border, I don't think it needs anything that would distract from the pattern.

twinkie

That is a beautiful fabric.

kathyquilts40

I agree with many of the other replies. Use this beautiful fabric on the back of your pretty quilt top.

quilterpurpledog

That fabric is truly beautiful. Jinny Beyer fabrics are frequently that way. If you decide to use it for wide borders be sure to cut the lengthwise borders on the lengthwise grain and the crosswise borders on the crosswisegrain. You would need to piece it and I would match the patterns and I would make the sides match each other and the top and bottom match. You could plan your setting squares to fit with the border size. I'm not sure from your picture but with careful planning you might even be able to miter the corners and have the print match.