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    Old 10-15-2012, 07:28 AM
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    What a hard decision!!! I have to agree that it seemed to pop more for me with the gold border.
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    Old 10-15-2012, 07:39 AM
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    Add the gold it helps set it off:> What a pretty quilt!
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    Old 10-15-2012, 07:43 AM
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    I think a lot of your decision should be about what size you want. I do like it done with the gold, but, I, too, would bind it in gold then. However, it also looks nice just leaving it finished with the green and green biniding. How large do you want it to finish at? That would be my concern as both borders look nice. However, I would bind with the same color as the final border.
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    Old 10-15-2012, 07:44 AM
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    LOL, I know you have already decided, and it will be a lovely quilt. I personally would want to go with drawing out the other colors in your blocks if I had enough fabric. Perhaps a narrow blue border then a wider burgandy. There are so many ways to border and bind our quilts!! Your blocks are wonderful and I agree that the wide gold pulls the eye away from them too much. Hugs and smiles and happy quilting!!!
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    Old 10-15-2012, 07:46 AM
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    I agree with grann of 6.... green highlights the entire quilt -- I think adding the gold emphasizes the framing of each square pattern. It's your quilt and your creative juices -- do what you are most comfortable with.
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    Old 10-15-2012, 07:50 AM
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    Originally Posted by Sunnie
    I'm trying to decide wheter to add the gold border or leave it off. The binding will be the green.
    Sometimes I will leave it lay out for a day or two and look at it from many angles as I go about my day, but I really would like to finish the top today so I can ship it out to the LAer. Plus that is one more UFO off the "books".
    Personally, I like more than one border.
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    Old 10-15-2012, 08:43 AM
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    I like the additional gold border. It really makes if looks "grand".
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    Old 10-15-2012, 08:49 AM
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    It may already be done by now....but to me the wide gold outer border takes my eye to the gold sashing whereas the green outer border takes my eye to the lovely blocks. I like the green.
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    Old 10-15-2012, 09:49 AM
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    Love it with the gold border !!
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    Old 10-15-2012, 09:56 AM
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    i am an odd duck and say skip the yellow and maybe do the purple or the blue that is in the blocks. you have the gold sashing and i think that it will take and put too much emphasis on the sashing. I would do a second(third really) boarder. maybe even border in the one you don't use so you are not repeating any lines in the quilt like with the gold border. but this is just me. it will help pull and draw on the other colors in the quilt.
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