Need help with border selection
 

My SIL sent me this quilt ti bind for her. She and my brother found it in the attic of the house she lived in for more years than I can imagine. Anyway, I laid it out on our queen size bed and discovered how big it is. I called her and asked if she would like wide borders on it so that she could use on her bed. She said yes. It is machine pieced and hand quilted by my mother. What would you suggest for borders, how wide and possibly more than one border? Then I can bind as originally planned.

I forgot to add the borders need to be at least 6" wide on the sides. Also I have no idea what the pattern is. Thanks in advance for your help :)

If it were mine, I would use reproduction prints and keep the border scrappy. You could do a narrow inner border of a solid or nearly solid in whatever color you like best in the quilt and finish it off with a wider scrappy border.

Ditto! I think any of the reproduction prints would work - looks like a very nice quilt.

Looks similar to my sister's SO's mother's quilts. But her's were no specific order. No real pattern and he said they were at least 50 years old. he has a couple displayed on the back of his sofas but has the other 5 in white garbage bags. I told him to at least put them in KIng size pillow cases so they could get some air. I would border this with a red or a green. Something darker to make the quit pop.

i would do a solid border with a simple curved vine/flowers

My suggestion would be to use reproduction fabrics and make a piano key border. You can make the strips any length you want and 6" sounds like it would be a nice compliment to what is already there. Please post a picture of what you decide.... you know we like to look!!

I love this idea!!!

I don't have any suggestions just wanted to say that this is truly a treasure and I hope she has it for many more years.