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dunster 10-14-2012 08:07 AM

I really like the gold border. It would also make the quilt larger, more useful if you want it to be a lap quilt. But if you want to make it a wall quilt (and it's certainly pretty enough to go on the wall), smaller might be better.

alderdweller 10-14-2012 08:14 AM

Wow! It's beautiful either way, but I like the idea of just the green with a gold binding.

Dolphyngyrl 10-14-2012 08:14 AM

I like it with just the green

patchsamkim 10-14-2012 08:15 AM

Unless you are wanting the quilt larger, I would not add the gold border. Personally, I always prefer a darker border...kind of like the frame on a picture. Your quilt though, so whatever you prefer is what really counts.

thimblebug6000 10-14-2012 08:16 AM

I like the outside gold border, but then I would also bind it in the last border colour as well. It is a beautiful quilt top.

asimplelife 10-14-2012 08:17 AM

I like the gold... it seems to brighten/warm up the quilt. I have a hard time with deciding borders too... good idea to post pics, get some input and then let it sit for awhile. I almost always lay out my blocks, rearrange, then let them rest at least overnight. My DD used to be a great help as she has an eye for color but now she's away at college.

Helen S 10-14-2012 08:22 AM

Very pretty quilt!
I think the gold border makes the gold sashing stand out, whereas the green border makes the blocks stand out. I would bind it to match whatever you choose for the last border.

Sunnie 10-14-2012 08:26 AM


Originally Posted by azwendyg (Post 5584630)
Here's something regarding borders that really rings true for me... "A multicolor quilt will appear to be whatever color the border is." If you want a "green" quilt, leave it with just the green, if you want a "gold" quilt, add the gold border.

That's very interesting. I will have to remember it in the future when planning borders.

QuiltnNan 10-14-2012 08:59 AM

i like the gold border, but would make it closer to the size of the sashing

quiltsRfun 10-14-2012 09:07 AM

I like the green better. Maybe because I'm partial to green.


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