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Old 10-14-2012, 04:02 PM
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They are 2 1/2 inch squares. There isn't a border. The back will be muslin (spelling). They suggested red but I was thinking there was more burgundy then anything
In that case I would choose a Burgundy binding. I think the predominant color in the top is blue - so I would use burgundy to highlight it.
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Old 10-15-2012, 01:11 AM
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Beautiful quilt!!! I love quilts like that!!! I'm in the auditioning crowd to see what works. I also see the blue first - but then, blue is also my favorite color.
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Old 10-15-2012, 04:43 AM
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With the large amount of colors you have in this quilt, I would put a black binding on it. Black frames a quilt, especially one with a lot of colors.
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Old 10-15-2012, 04:52 AM
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Originally Posted by wanttobe View Post
They are 2 1/2 inch squares. There isn't a border. The back will be muslin (spelling). They suggested red but I was thinking there was more burgundy then anything
I agree with this. The deep burgandy would look fantastic. You will get many answers but in the end the choice is yours.
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Old 10-15-2012, 05:59 AM
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With almost all my quilts I use Amish black for binding. It seems to frame the quilt nicely. Pretty quilt.
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I think one of the darker olive greens would look nice
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Old 10-15-2012, 09:05 AM
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I, personally, never bind with a light color because the binding is where hands pull up the blanket during the night, etc. I think either a darker blue (doesn't have to be REALLY dark, just darker) or the darker off red in the quilt. I guess, because the blue is lighter I would use the red. The quilts I make get used and a darker binding helps keep them looking nice longer between washings.

The quilt is really lovely. Did you use a square backing material or just line them up?

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Old 10-15-2012, 10:06 AM
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i think blue....but obviously you could really use any color you wanted to.
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Old 10-15-2012, 10:29 AM
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I see it in blue to go with the blue quilting thread.
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I'd use blue or purple on this one.
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