Originally Posted by
sewbizgirl
Pardon my ignorance, but what is a pillow border?
Some quilts are designed with a large area at the top that is not part of the main design and is meant to accommodate the pillows. The quilts I've seen with this feature had a square, symmetrical and rather fancy main design, and I guessed the pillow border was so the symmetry of the main design wouldn't be lost when the quilt was tucked under the pillows.