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Old 01-07-2013, 07:33 AM
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Save the umbrellas for a rainy day... stick to the blue and brown for this project
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Old 01-07-2013, 08:37 AM
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I would say blue first, then the brown , I like the umbrella fabric but have to agree not for a big border. I have had things like that and used them for the binding . you get the colors without the patterns and use it on the back.
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Old 01-07-2013, 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by SandyinZ4 View Post
I agree with the others. Nix the umbrellas and do narrow blue border and wider brown one. Will be lovely. show us when you finish. :-)
This is what I would do as well.
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Old 01-07-2013, 08:48 AM
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I agree with the choice of a narrow blue, then a bit wider brown. I think the umbrellas are to busy for the rest of your quilt
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Old 01-07-2013, 08:52 AM
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I would use the blue and then the brown.
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Old 01-07-2013, 08:54 AM
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I agree with the white first then use both brown and blue.
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Old 01-07-2013, 10:15 AM
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Just a thought but see what a narrow navy blue 1st border would look like. It's just me but I like to stop the pattern and then maybe add it after the 1st frame.

There is quite a study on how to know where quilters live - you can tell it by the way they choose their borders. No kidding. Just like the Amish - different solid colors and patterns per region. I don't have the info on that any longer but it is quite interesting.

I like your quilt - that blue and brown with the white is so calming.
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Old 01-07-2013, 10:55 AM
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I like a thin blue and a wide brown border. I don't care for the umbrellas as a border fabric, but, if you have enough, maybe use it as your back.
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Old 01-07-2013, 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by solstice3 View Post
Save the umbrellas for a rainy day... stick to the blue and brown for this project
I agree. No umbrellas for this project, except the back
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Old 01-07-2013, 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Bataplai View Post
I think the brown should be your large outer border, and I think a smaller strip of the blue would make a great inner border. I don't like the umbrellas with those blocks.
I agree--small blue then larger brown for the outer border. I like the umbrella but not on this quilt.
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