Help please with border size and fabric choice.
02-21-2016, 07:34 PM
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So many wonderful suggestions -- you really can't go wrong with any of them. But I've got yet another!
I'd make a narrow pieced inner border with long strips of the brightly colored fabrics (varying sizes, but probably at least 8" each), followed by a larger solid outer border in either tan or dark brown (maybe with pieced patchwork cornerstones if I thought it needed a tie in). But I like bright artsy elements in my quilts -- I find them uplifting and cheery.
I'd make a narrow pieced inner border with long strips of the brightly colored fabrics (varying sizes, but probably at least 8" each), followed by a larger solid outer border in either tan or dark brown (maybe with pieced patchwork cornerstones if I thought it needed a tie in). But I like bright artsy elements in my quilts -- I find them uplifting and cheery.
02-22-2016, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Mariposa
Personally, I'd do a 1" or 1-1/2" finished accent border in a rust, then a wider 4"+ border of the dark blue. JMHO~
03-07-2018, 03:31 AM
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Another take! It would look nice if you used an inner border made up of segments of all of the colors (randomly placed) perhaps 1.5 inches wide. Then a wider border of one of the background colors-I would probably choose the darker one. Finish it with a multicolored binding. I really like your pattern and would want the border to accent the colors of your pattern rather than compete with it. Please show us your choice-you have so many nice ideas from which to choose.
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