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Old 03-21-2011, 05:03 PM
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luckylindy333
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Originally Posted by yonnikka
I think a border of alternating black with your jewel colors would look nice. Each block would be half a triangle. Use your blue strips (for example), and only make the bottom half of your strippy triangle. It is a 4-sided figure, a flat top with sloping sides. Try several different varieties of borders, and audition them, before committing to one. Love double and triple borders, adds a look of strength and stability to scrappy quilts, in my view.
I agree with this- take one or two colors out of the quilt with a little black or dark grey. It is so amazing how three dimensional it looks. It is a very nice quilt, thanks for sharing.
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