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Advises please! What quilt border would fit?
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Hey all! Can you please give me an advice what border would look good to that quilt? I need to attach at least 10 inches to each side. So it will come out to the size i want after quilting. What colour? Would you add appliques to border, too? Thanks :)
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Sorry, no advice on the border but have to say that is one beautiful quilt. Love the colors too.
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I would put a moderate inner border of the darker color, and then a wider one for the outside. You could put corner squares to break it up a bit. That way you get the ten inches that you need, but it is not all one piece.
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The 4 blocks inside the quilt would make great border in keeping with the theme. (hashtags #)
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I would also put a narrow (1-2 inch) inner border of the dark purple fabric to "frame" it. For the larger outer border consider a small print pattern fabric with the same purple and white colors. Since your beautiful quilt body is all solids I think a subtle print on the outside border (and back and binding) would balance it nicely.
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Originally Posted by Boston1954
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I would put a moderate inner border of the darker color, and then a wider one for the outside. You could put corner squares to break it up a bit. That way you get the ten inches that you need, but it is not all one piece.
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I would do a large purple border and do a pretty scalloped edge to match the scallops in the quilt. In the center if each of the purple scalloped I would repeat the appliqué motif but in white. Pretty purple and white top!
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Originally Posted by Boston1954
(Post 6624260)
I would put a moderate inner border of the darker color, and then a wider one for the outside. You could put corner squares to break it up a bit. That way you get the ten inches that you need, but it is not all one piece.
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How big are your blocks? I think it would look nice if you just mirrored the border with the scallops and corner blocks--if the blocks are the size you need of course. I don't think a plain border would look right, especially with all the lovely applique in the body. Beautiful quilt by the way.
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I like the idea of corner squares. I like the darkest color fabric on the outside edge. Your quilt is beautiful.
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Originally Posted by Tartan
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I would do a large purple border and do a pretty scalloped edge to match the scallops in the quilt. In the center if each of the purple scalloped I would repeat the appliqué motif but in white. Pretty purple and white top!
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I like your quilt.
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How about swag border ?
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Aww, thank you all for advices!
A big fat purple border sounds good to me. Corner squares, too. Scalloped edges, too. I have many ideas now because of you all! Thanks so much!!! |
I don't have any other ideas to add. I just wanted to say I love your quilt. It's so different and beautiful
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How about a border opposite way of five minute section so you end up with a wavy edge in darK colour
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I agree with Ginger K. I would keep with the openness of the inner quilt. It is beautiful too.
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I would first put a white border to give distance to the purple then a thin purple and finish with a deep white, I guess I might duplicate the large corners and scallops to the final white border or it may just highlight the top to leave the borders plain. Whatever you do it is beautiful!
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A lovely quilt. Love the color. No advice on borders.
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lovely!
This quilt http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...d-t243130.html uses borders to perfection you might do scalloped edging, easier than it sounds. The quilt remains square, but when you sew on the normal binding you add 5"-ish strip of fabric. Then applique down that strip in scallops. A scalloped binding would also work, but it is a lot more work :) |
Beautiful quilt.
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Purple and white, my favorite quilt colors. And your quilt is beautiful! I have no good advice on borders, but I think you already have enough there. Decision time, huh?
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Originally Posted by Boston1954
(Post 6624260)
I would put a moderate inner border of the darker color, and then a wider one for the outside. You could put corner squares to break it up a bit. That way you get the ten inches that you need, but it is not all one piece.
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My thought is to do 3 strips for the border: dark, light, dark. Then for the corners to do 9 patch blocks in the opposite colors.
You could also do this with strips and your hashtag blocks but that would be a lot of work, needing 5 strips for the borders to line up with the hashtag sections. |
Beautiful quilt! I'd use the color you have.....is it a dark purple? I think a 10" solid border (not pieced) of that color would be gorgeous on this already stunning quilt.
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I'd do a dark border with white to frame what is an absolutely gorgeous quilt. Tartan's idea of the scallop border sounds like a winner.
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Your quilt is beautiful, but I have no recommendations to add 10" to each side, that's quite a lot. Maybe you might use a 3-4" white border, the blue scalloped border used around the center,then another white or blue border.
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Goodness, am I the only one who can't imagine how you did this? Is it all appliquéd or ?? I've never seen those type of curves.
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No suggestions for border but I love your quilt...
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