It is a start. Try laying a narrow 1" strip of red between the narrow black border and the gold leaf material just to experiment. I like the quilt center and think maybe the outer border overpowers the beauty of the patchwork. keep auditioning fabric till you find one that you really fall in love with. Some times what we thinkwill work just doesn't . hope you come to a choice. I want to see it finished. Great top!
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