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Old 05-09-2017, 03:22 PM
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I didn't see your earlier post, but I like the dark green. Very cute quilt! When I had a cross stitch/framing shop, the general rule for picking a mat was to pick the third color your eye saw when looking at the project. The darker green border really pulls out the green in the quilt - is that what you like? There isn't a rule or manual for quilting. It's what is pleasing to your eye. It doesn't really matter what we think . . . we'll only see it when you show us a picture of it. ~smile~
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Old 05-09-2017, 03:35 PM
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I didn't love your earlier options, but I do love the dark green on the outside. It frames the quilt and picks up the green from inside it.
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Old 05-09-2017, 04:39 PM
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I agree with NJ Quilter. i love just the darker green as the border and binding. It goes great with the squirrels. I think the white white and off white in the duck fabric compete with each other. I would save the duck fabric for another quilt. BtW, your quilt is very nice.
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Old 05-09-2017, 05:34 PM
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The dark green border is perfect. It does pull the green from the quilt nicely. I'd use it alone, unless you really need the ducky fabric to make it bigger.
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Old 05-09-2017, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by GingerK View Post
Sorry, I really like the narrow green border. It seems to finish the blocks and picks up the green from the blocks and the ducky fabric. I think the ducky fabric is too busy as a first border but looks lovely as a wider second border. I know, I just have to be different, don't I.
I agree with this.
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Old 05-09-2017, 06:21 PM
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I like the green inner border with a wider border of the duck fabric. The narrow green seems to finish off the main part of the quilt. The ducks get kind of lost next to the main quilt.

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Old 05-09-2017, 07:13 PM
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I like the first photo here... It blends best with your quilt center.
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Old 05-09-2017, 07:36 PM
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I like picture #1. Using the dark green by itself would be too intense, I think. Combining it with the ducks is perfect. You could bind in the dark green as well.
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Old 05-09-2017, 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by GingerK View Post
Sorry, I really like the narrow green border. It seems to finish the blocks and picks up the green from the blocks and the ducky fabric. I think the ducky fabric is too busy as a first border but looks lovely as a wider second border. I know, I just have to be different, don't I.
Well, then I am different too!

Totally agree ... dark green inner/narrow border and then the duckies for a wider border to finish it.

And this is why we audition, to determine what works best with a combination.

Well done NZQuilter!
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Old 05-10-2017, 01:39 AM
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I didn't vote the first time either, but I like the second one with the narrow ducky border and the wide green, and bind with the duck fabric. Not to create a new problem for you, but what are you using for backing? If you have enough, maybe back it with the duck fabric???
I really like this quilt and it really does come down to.....what do YOU like? It is your quilt after all.
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