Opinions needed for borders
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Opinions needed for borders
This is a Star Wars quilt I'm making for one of our grandsons. It is large enough as is, but I'd thought a border of the blue sky would tie it together better. What do you think? How wide would you suggest if I did add one? I plan to bind it in red to match the backing.
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If the quilt is big enough as is, I wouldn't add another border. You just have the one & it's so beautiful with all its detail, a solid (mottled) border will end up detracting from all the lovely piecing/applique work you've done. Also, I know it can be challenging, but what about a double-sided binding -- red on the back & black on the front. I really think the black binding on the front ties everything together better; the red stands out a bit too much & draws all the focus to the red border & the red binding.
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I kind of like the idea of a semi narrow border of the blue to bring that color back out toward the edge, but i would definitely audition it to decide. Nice job on the quilt! Your grandson is going to love it!
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Yes Bree, how did you do that? Is it a special program on your computer? It certainly helped me to decide and I also hate the red, but love the black! Thank you ladies for all the comments.
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