zozee

I need a quick round of advice from veteran quilters. I'm making a quilt, due Thursday (my own deadline) for my best friend starting chemo Friday. As I type, I am about to make a design decision but not without first checking with you guys.

My initial design plan included an inner 2" border and outer border 2.5"

Facts in case it matters in your counsel:

a) pattern is Warm Wishes
b) size is large throw, flannel back
c) inner border, teal colored, is finished at 1.75
d) outer border, gold, is cut to almost 3
binding is a floral print that incorporated teal, gold, pinks, whites
e) My basting job being what it was, I asked my friend to only quilt up to the outer edge of inner border in case i had to cut it to make it look right.
f) She did a great job doing exactly that.

g) But she rebasted it first, bless her heart (she's not a pro LA, either, just did this out of the kindness of her heart) and now I can make it my original size

BUT

it won't be quilted on the border, at least not matching her quilting style

OR

I can cut the border and make it a finished 1" (gold)

AND it won't be quilted.

Does it matter if the outer border is unquilted? What would be the result of having a 2.5" unquilted border? Or an unquilted 1"?

I'm not experienced enough at all this to know.

Thanks for your feedback. I want to make a decision within the next half hour.