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Sew Freak 01-08-2018 07:22 AM

no help here....but your quilt is beautiful!!!

Grandma Mary 01-08-2018 07:37 AM

We had a speaker at our guild, who said that your border color should be the color you want to bring out in the top. She even proved it by showing us with duplicate quilts that had different borders!
For example if you want to bring out the deep purple in your top, then use the deep purple. If you want the green to pop, then use the green.

Wanabee Quiltin 01-08-2018 07:38 AM

Love your quilt. I personally think borders are like a picture frame for our quilts, though some don’t need one. I would put various widths of your main colors as multiple borders.

gmcsewer 01-08-2018 07:34 PM

I would put a border around it of any colors that are not around the blocks so it would be a frame. Then add border strips to the size you want. I did a "ribbon" border on a panel quilt and it really finished it off nicely.

madamekelly 01-08-2018 08:21 PM


Originally Posted by Maggie_Sue (Post 7978716)
If you need it larger I would go with the light green. Beautiful quilt!! Are you sure this is your first quilt????:o

...or the light floral bound in the dark purple.....

red-warrior 01-09-2018 08:38 AM

An amazing first quilt, you must have natural talent to pull this beauty off!! I am too new to help with the border.

Austinite 01-09-2018 09:03 AM

I'm not a border person but I tend to run heavy into scrappy and modern type stuff. I would put a lovely green narrow binding on and then put it on my bed! (after I took pics for my Instagram pals) AMAZING JOB!

RuthiesRetreat3 01-09-2018 01:59 PM

OH my gosh, that is SOOOO beautiful.

Goldenleaf 05-10-2020 08:14 AM

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Here’s a photo of the finished quilt.

Iceblossom 05-10-2020 09:47 AM

Wow! Thank you so much for sharing. I am always in awe of people who do hand work -- please accept a round of applause from a safe social distance!


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