This quilt pattern is called "Blueberries & Key Lime Pie" by Klaudeen Hansen. It calls for just one border, the stripe. I don't think I'll like that so was thinking of a small black border first and then not sure. I don't have enough length of the stripe without adding something to it ( I should have cut the borders before cutting the strips around the center of the blocks). Any suggestions?

I think a narrow black border first, then choose a color that matches or blends well with the others. You can always use the stripe for binding if you don't want to use it for borders.

It's pretty!

Very pretty and I like the idea of a dark border to frame it and then maybe a piano key using your pinks and greens.

I would put a thin black border followed by one of the greens or pinks. Would not use the stripe again as I think it would be too busy.

I agree

Perfect

I was thinking the same thing. The stripe sets it off nicely, but you could perhaps recreate that with a piano key border.

Nice quilt!

Jan in VA

Same as above.

I would do the same...the quilt reminds me of watermelons. Very cute!

Maybe a narrow black border, the row of stripes (add cornerstones to make up for the length :wink:) and then black binding :D:D:D

I think a thin black border would look very nice. If you don't have enough long pieces of the stipes to go after the thin black border, do you have enough of the other fabics to make 4 more blocks? I have used blocks from the inner pattern and carried them out (one in each border)to the outer border. You just make the wide border fabric the same width as the block and make them a design element. It looks like you planned it that way and you can seam the border where the blocks go in.

This is beautiful. It reminds me of kiwi fruit. Great job. I might use a darker green border. Thank you for sharing.

I like the thin black border idea also You could use the pinks and greens for a pieced outer border if a piano key border seems too much or the medium pink or green if you want one to be featured a little more strongly than the other. Would definitely bind in the stripe if it were me. Beautiful quilt great work!

Blueberries and Key Lime Pie" by Klaudeen Hansen

I completely agree!

how about a 1 or 1-1/2 inch stripe inner border then a solid border around it then bind with the stripe on the bias/diagonal?

I agree, after a plainer border diagonally doing the striped fabric for binding will bring all your colors back to the ouside and give border some "POP".

I agree!!!!!