What a hard decision!!! I have to agree that it seemed to pop more for me with the gold border.

Add the gold it helps set it off:> What a pretty quilt!

I think a lot of your decision should be about what size you want. I do like it done with the gold, but, I, too, would bind it in gold then. However, it also looks nice just leaving it finished with the green and green biniding. How large do you want it to finish at? That would be my concern as both borders look nice. However, I would bind with the same color as the final border.

LOL, I know you have already decided, and it will be a lovely quilt. I personally would want to go with drawing out the other colors in your blocks if I had enough fabric. Perhaps a narrow blue border then a wider burgandy. There are so many ways to border and bind our quilts!! Your blocks are wonderful and I agree that the wide gold pulls the eye away from them too much. Hugs and smiles and happy quilting!!!

I agree with grann of 6.... green highlights the entire quilt -- I think adding the gold emphasizes the framing of each square pattern. It's your quilt and your creative juices -- do what you are most comfortable with.

Personally, I like more than one border.

I like the additional gold border. It really makes if looks "grand".

It may already be done by now....but to me the wide gold outer border takes my eye to the gold sashing whereas the green outer border takes my eye to the lovely blocks. I like the green.

Love it with the gold border !!

i am an odd duck and say skip the yellow and maybe do the purple or the blue that is in the blocks. you have the gold sashing and i think that it will take and put too much emphasis on the sashing. I would do a second(third really) boarder. maybe even border in the one you don't use so you are not repeating any lines in the quilt like with the gold border. but this is just me. it will help pull and draw on the other colors in the quilt.

I strongly favor just the green border with a green binding, possibly in a shade darker. The gold goes with it all right, but it draws the eye away from the blocks.

I vote to add the gold border but bind it with the green. Pretty quilt!

I agree, It looks green without the extra border and gold with it. Both versions are beautiful!

I vote 2nd. border.
Beautiful job.

Seems to me there are two things to consider... Color-wise, do you want it to be the green quilt or the gold one. Also, do you need the additional size.

I think he primary color is already the gold.. I would add the gold border, as it is a repeat of the color of the borders of the internal blocks. Balances it in my mind.

I like it with one boarder - the gold is too much

I like the gold.

I like it with just the green and then bind it in gold.

I vote to definitely add the gold border it really completes the quilt. Wonderful colors and job.

Both are beautiful, question is, do you need it to be bigger or not?

I like it with the green border and green binding.

oh dear oh dear oh dear what to do what to do what to do I really like them both also so sorry for not helping

I've only had enough time to read a few pages, so don't know if this idea was given (probably not, because it is weird). IMHO I would stop at the green border and use the very bright blue for binding. I think the added yellow is too much. I think the blue would bring out the beautiful blue in the blocks. But as someone said, it all depends on what color you want to showcase. Good luck. It's a beautiful quilt top.

I'm not sure if I any help or not as I like them both ways. Each way gives the quilt a different perspective so I think either way would look gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.

I would do a piano outer border using all the fabrics in the center of the quilt and bind with green. I'm sure it will be lovely whatever way you choose.

I agree. I like just the green. And I'd stick with the green binding. The blocks are beautiful, but too much of the gold will overpower them.

I think the extra gold border makes it pop. Good Luck

Wildyard, you got me thinking so I called several of the quilt shops that were part of the shop hop and tracked down some of the blue and the burgandy. I'm going to "test drive" your suggestion as I think it will highlight those colors in the blocks. Thanks for tweaking my brain.

I like it with the two gold borders. But it beautiful either way. Great job.

I agree with Deborahless!

It's a beautiful quilt, love the colors. I think that I like it better with just the green border.

How about a faux strip in your bindin giving a small flask of gold then the green. Look at angie qiuilt blog it is there some where. Enjoy

The gold brings it alive, love it.

Just my opinion, but I like it better with just the green. It lets the center be the star.
Betty

Beautiful quilt. I like it with the gold border added.

I like it with the gold border. It does make it pop.

I like it with the green border and do the binding in gold. I think that would look awesome and different.

The second border add that final touch. But it is beautiful either way

I think the gold border really brightens up the quilt, gives it a wow factor!

It looks great with just the green! If you want it bigger, then add the gold. I agree with azwendyg.