it needs something....suggestions?
01-14-2012, 09:10 AM
#12
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I would keep about a 2" black border; then make a 2nd border by piecing 2" squares 1 batik-1 black- 1 batik - 1 black - alternating all around the quilt; then add about a 4" black border & bind it in scraps of the batik.
01-14-2012, 10:11 PM
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You have highlighted the beautiful batiks well with black, now how about repeating some of the batik around the outside in a border? If you don't have enough of one of the fabrics for a border, you could do a pieced border, like piano keys or just square blocks. Sometimes the border really "makes" the quilt.
01-15-2012, 04:13 AM
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It could make it more interesting if you changed the scale and direction of the batiks when putting them into the border. Another idea might be to alternate thin strips of batik and black stripes around the border?
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