bkay

Thanks for the suggestion of slicing, but I'd like to stick to the look of the pattern. I think it's perfect like it is and I hope I don't screw it up by increasing the size.

The person I'm making it for is pretty heavy. She's not very tall, but 41" might not be wide enough to be a comfortable throw or lap quilt. I think I need to add somewhere in the ballpark of 7" to 10" total. I just measured myself and it would take 46" to cover my shoulders if I'm lying on my side.

I could just increase the size of each border or I could add another border. I have at least 2 yards of each of the fabrics in the first photo below. I had planned to use the black as the backing on one and the butterflies as the backing on the other (I'm making 2 of these at the same time.). I can always go with a plain black backing if I use these too much of these fabrics on the front. The stripe shows the entire repeat. (It's unlikely, but the outlet store that had these fabrics may still have some.)

The second photo shows the stripe that is used on the binding and also at the top and bottom of the panel. I only have one yard of this one. (bought this one online)

I guess I just don't trust my judgement. I often put something together and then don't like it. Then, I have to rip it out and change it. I guess I could make a quilt for my friend with some other fabric, but this fabric is unlikely to be used as a wall hanging. It's so pretty, it's a shame to let it wait for my estate sale.

bkay

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