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Originally Posted by Marion Jean
Your quilt is beautiful. I agree with the other folks who replied - I would use a couple smaller borders so as not to draw attention away from the quilt itself.
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Originally Posted by cmagee84
Originally Posted by mommamac
This one seems to big to me - there are other smaller choices here:
http://www.quilterscache.com/B/Borders.html maybe one will appeal to you |
As a general guide, figure border width(s) should be no more than one quarter or one third as wide as the width of the blocks making up the center of the quilt in order to be in proportion with it.
There is a free online border class at Quilt University that may be of help to you. http://www.quiltuniversity.com/registrar_free.htm |
Originally Posted by Yooper32
In my humble opinion, a series of smaller borders would maybe not overpower your quilt quite so much as such a dramatic large one. It is a beautiful quilt.
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The border is too big in proportion to the centre of the quilt. I would break it up by making two extra borders with dividing sashes as well. The next border can be a thin one, with two sashes and then put your final border and binding on. The borders shouls not dominate or detract from the centre in my opinion. It might be helpful to look at Janet Kime's book, The Border Workbook, ISBN 1-56477-184-9, PUBLISHED IN 1997.
It has many ideas and good instructions for easily pieced borders and paper pieced borders. |
Nice idea, but it may be taking away from the quilt. How about more stars!
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