dd

Not sure it will look right. The last border I just used printed fabric and appliqued poinsettias in the corners to match the ones in the center. Not sure another plain border will look right. Guess I'll just go with the other border. Thanks for your help though.

jaba

You can always use it later or on another quilt sometime. I'm working on a king size labyrinth right now. It's a big quilt 120x120

urgodschild2

My avatar is not the one I am working on. That one is all done and was done last year. I am working on a totally different one. I really like it with the new material and the black. I will post a picture after I finish it tomorrow.

works4me

All these new rounds are looking great. Not starting a new medallion right now but I'm saving the border ideas.

All the quilts will be amazing when finished.

whitepine

I think I'm going to use Jaba's second option, the one that sort of looks like a chain, mainly because it will fit and it looks like I can make a little bit bigger seam without losing points in order to squeeze it into 42 (not 42.5) inches. But...I was also thinking that I've using only 4" blocks so far and maybe it would be good to put in a 6" in order to "mix it up" a bit, design wise. Any thoughts on that, Brat and Jaba? What have you found in your RRs?

jaba

The second option, orange and turquoise, is a 6" border. No points that you'd cut off on that one. In the regular RR's normally they are an every other row size. You always have a definite order that you send in and that way it makes it fairly even on how much fabric you are using. It keeps it a little more "even" then for everyone. If you had 5 in a swap, #1 always sends to #2, 2 to 3 .....5 sends to 1. This way each person has a first row, the middle ones and the finishing row. Works out real well. When you do your own, you can do anything that pleases your eye.
So what you gonna' do whitepine?

pbadder

Okay ladies I need your input please. Here is my first picture of the border I am going to use for my quilt. Quilt right now is 44-1/2 " x 44-1/2". This picture is border without a strip put on first. Look at second post with my other option and than let me know which one you think looks best and also about color choices for my border.

pbadder

Okay here is my second choice. Does border look better with a green strip put on first which would probably be 2" strip and than border? or Does border look better without putting green strip on first?

whitepine

Jaba, I'm going with my plan of using your second option....and hope that my fabric holds out.


PB, I think I vote for your first choice, without the green. It seems like the mousies show up better that way. Why, I don't know.

jaba

I like it without the green also. Just seems to me that you really don't need it yet.