Help with binding color, please!
 

Shall I match the shadow fabric, the background or one of the block colors (may not have enough of any one) ?

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i vote for the shadow color

I also vote for the darker gray shadow color.

well multi color binding works too if necessary.

I like the idea of a multi color binding.

Oh boy, this is a great quilt!

I think the blue-grey from the background of the centre block (the red star) would be my first choice. It's a bit darker than the shadow, so would hold it all together visually.

Second choice would be the shadow fabric.

I really wanted to suggest red, since there are lots of reds in the blocks. However, I think that would draw too much attention away from the piecing, so I'm going to say not red. I think that a pieced binding might have that same problem.

I can't wait to see what it looks like with whatever you choose!

When I don't have enough fabric, I sew together strips of the fabric I used and make my binding from that.

I would do half in the shadow color to mimic the shadow part of the block and the other half in the background color.

I wondered about that, but would it be better with a wider binding?

I like this idea.

If you don't have enough of any one color I would use multiple colors cut in lengths to match the length of the outside blocks. I would use a color from each outside block to be beside that block. I would add in sections of the sashing fabric between the colors. I think that using the fabric used for the shadows would defeat the effect of the shadows.

Thanks everyone! I've decided to go with Madquilter's idea of making the whole quilt like a block with its own shadow! Might make the binding a little wider but I do have lots of that lovely gray fabric. Will post result sometime soon!

I like the dark gray. But depending on the backing fabric, that might be an option too.

Thanks for your response! :o This will be a wall hanging so backing color will not matter and will be muslin as is the sashing and many block backgrounds.

I was going to suggest same as madquilter. It would take some figuring to get it lined up but would look nice

I would make a two color flange binding, the flange in the shadow color and the outer / back part the neutral (white off white background color.)

Here is one of many tutorials on line https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAQWwwAa2K0

I vote for shadow color

I like the shadow color - nice. The blue grey color as suggested by Jennifer would be nice too!

I would normally say us the gray, but....
This time I TOTALLY vote for the MULTI-COLOR border using the colors in your quilt. I really think it would make your quilt pop, since you have neutral colors around your brighter colors.
Love your quilt! :)

I vote shadow fabric.

I think a narrow (usual) would be fine on this quilt.

I vote for the shadow color. But, if you do not have enough of any color, DeltaMS has a good suggestion about piecing all the colors. I do that, especially, when I make a scrappy quilt. Good luck....be sure to post a picture.

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I would vote for the darker gray but if you don't have enough I think you could possibly sew strips together with the lighter color and gray. Anxious to see what you decide. Lovely quilt.

I love the shadow on half to mimic the blocks idea for the binding. I love the quilt also! Nice job!!!

Awesome quilt Kitsie. I think the shadow fabric if you have enough but I also like MadQuilters idea. Please post when you finish.

How about fat binding with the off-white background fabric and a gray (shadow color) flange?

I'm for the darker gray.

I would do a two color binding with the shadow color as the outside and the flange in red. Charisma's instructions make it so easy.

If you don't have enough of one use the gray and white you have. Do two sides gray and two sides white.

Wow, what a genius idea. I made a shadow mini quilt and wish I had thought of that idea. Since it is a mini, I may just have to redo the binding on it.

I'd do something really off-the-wall and do a black with white polka-dot or a black & white stripe :)