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nanna-up-north 08-03-2019 09:10 AM

To border or not to border, that is the question
 
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I'm doing a scrappy challenge and trying to organize my scrappy totes at the same time. So, I put together this little baby quilt (35" x 44") from the blue box but I can't decide whether I should border it or not. I'm also working on HSTs to try and get better at them.

I could leave it as it is. Or...

I could border it just like the sashing. (I really am glad I did the sashing. It looks so much better.) Or...

I could border with something else.


I'd like to read some other's opinions on the matter to help me decide.

SusieQOH 08-03-2019 09:17 AM

I think a border just like the sashing would look great.
That's such a pretty top!

Tartan 08-03-2019 09:32 AM

​Cute top! I would finish the outside sashing with the red cornerstones and then do a larger blue border and maybe red binding.

Iceblossom 08-03-2019 09:34 AM

Borders yes, something like Tartan suggested.

eparys 08-03-2019 10:02 AM

Really cute top!! I too agree with Tartan - Do the outside sashing (white with red cornerstones) and a blue border. It will finish it off and frame it beautifully.

osewme 08-03-2019 10:20 AM

I have to agree with Tartan's suggestion. I think it's going to be so cute when it's completed.

Rhonda K 08-03-2019 10:25 AM

Yes, borders please. Love those cornerstones and the little touch of color they give.

granky 08-03-2019 11:53 AM

Definitely a border...and the colors Tartan suggested sound fine....

sewingitalltogether 08-03-2019 12:05 PM

Oh, I love it! Yes, just like was described. Sashing and borders. I could use a boy baby quilt. my sisters daughter is having a boy in September. I've just been working on my applique and playing with the grandsons. I need to get busy.

bearisgray 08-03-2019 12:09 PM


Originally Posted by Tartan (Post 8284755)
​Cute top! I would finish the outside sashing with the red cornerstones and then do a larger blue border and maybe red binding.

What tartan said.

nanna-up-north 08-03-2019 02:04 PM

Thanks everybody. I do appreciate all your comments and I guess I'll duplicate the sashing all the way around. I'm afraid if I add too much border the quilt will be too large for the donation criteria. So, maybe I'll add the red squares and white strips 1/4" wider than the sashing so I can bind in blue and the little red squares will stay square. If it weren't a donation baby quilt with specific size requirements I do think I would add that blue border and then the red binding.

I'm starting to put another one together now. This first one was a practice one. I made a couple of mistakes so hopefully the next ones will be closer to perfect. I do like sail boat blocks for little boys.

joe'smom 08-03-2019 02:54 PM


Originally Posted by Tartan (Post 8284755)
​Cute top! I would finish the outside sashing with the red cornerstones and then do a larger blue border and maybe red binding.

I agree. Very sweet quilt!

juliasb 08-03-2019 03:13 PM

IMHO this top is better set off with a boarder all around. You want these boats to sail out of the quilt top.

Jingle 08-03-2019 04:33 PM

I also agree with Tartan. Beautiful so far.

cashs_mom 08-03-2019 06:36 PM


Originally Posted by Tartan (Post 8284755)
​Cute top! I would finish the outside sashing with the red cornerstones and then do a larger blue border and maybe red binding.

I like this idea!

zozee 08-03-2019 07:27 PM

How about just red all the way around and a blue binding? That wouldn't require as much piecing, and would fit the donation confines, correct?

copycat 08-04-2019 02:10 AM

I vote to border it just like the sashing! Your hst's look great. You are doing a great job with your challenge using up your blue scraps.

I just love the sailboat block you have chosen and have enjoyed seeing the varied background fabrics you have chosen. My niece is having a baby boy in Nov. and I was searching for a quilt to make. You have inspired me to try the Sailboat block. Did you follow a pattern for the block that you can share?

linmid 08-04-2019 03:31 AM

Do a border like your sashing and then a blue final border and a blue binding

nanna-up-north 08-04-2019 04:15 AM


Originally Posted by copycat (Post 8284982)

I just love the sailboat block you have chosen and have enjoyed seeing the varied background fabrics you have chosen. My niece is having a baby boy in Nov. and I was searching for a quilt to make. You have inspired me to try the Sailboat block. Did you follow a pattern for the block that you can share?

I saw a picture and figured out the measurements.

luvstoquilt 08-04-2019 04:28 AM

Tartan has the best idea!

Karamarie 08-04-2019 04:48 AM

I agree, a border will finish it. Very nice!

granny64 08-04-2019 05:30 AM


Originally Posted by nanna-up-north (Post 8284745)
I'm doing a scrappy challenge and trying to organize my scrappy totes at the same time. So, I put together this little baby quilt (35" x 44") from the blue box but I can't decide whether I should border it or not. I'm also working on HSTs to try and get better at them.

I could leave it as it is. Or...

I could border it just like the sashing. (I really am glad I did the sashing. It looks so much better.) Or...

I could border with something else.


I'd like to read some other's opinions on the matter to help me decide.


I always border my quilts. I look at them as a work of art, so bordering them frames my work.

klswift 08-04-2019 06:34 AM

Without any sort of border, you are going to cut off the tips of the boats. Personally, I would continue the sashing with the cornerstones and then do a simple border. If you stay with only an edge sashing, cut it a bit wider so that after it is bound, it will be the same width as the inside sashings. If you add an additional border, it does not need to be very wide and could be any of the fabrics used in the top, depending on what you have left and what the top 'tells' you it needs.

Iceblossom 08-04-2019 06:45 AM

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As someone who can never ever manage to get a quilt to be within one width of fabric, size constraints are hard on me!

So here's an idea... if you leave the basic size of the quilt as 3x4 blocks and take off the bottom and one side row, you would only be 4 blocks short of having two quilts. Then you can add that sashing border and a wider border and still be within your size constraints.

This is a sail boat top I made last year, didn't get a shot of it after the binding was done. It is a "big brother" blanket for a 3 year old so he wouldn't be jealous of the baby gifts. It's huge for a baby quilt, small for a twin, but just right for this gift.

loisf 08-04-2019 08:37 AM

Nanna, I was going to suggest just what you described. Sashing with red cornerstones and then a blue binding. Your quilt is adorable.

redbreast 08-04-2019 01:02 PM

Love your quilt. I am always looking for different easy and quick patterns to make charity quilts and love this one. Hope you don't mind but I am going to Electric Quilt and follow your design. Hope it works.

nanna-up-north 08-04-2019 02:27 PM

Of course I don't mind you using my quilt as a pattern to follow. I followed the block I saw on a free site but it was just a picture.

indymta 08-05-2019 05:40 AM

As so many have said....what Tartan suggested. Love your use of the blues for the background.

wildyard 08-05-2019 11:51 AM

I would make a narrow border same size and color as the sashing, then I would add a darker border, perhaps twice as wide, of the dark fabric used in your blocks... the boats themselves... not sure if it is dark blue or black.


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