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I just finished the quilting on a patriotic quilt, and I can't decide on a binding color. Please help me! I really want to use one of the colors already in the quilt, but if you have a suggestion, please let me know!
This is my first quilt on my "new to me" KenQuilt short-arm machine. If I ever get good enough to quilt other people's quilts, I want a LONG-arm machine. This one only has about 6-7 inches of usable space (but I'm getting pretty good at re-rolling forward AND backward). Thanks for looking, and thanks for your opinion. Please be kind...... Laid out on my unmade bed [ATTACH=CONFIG]201328[/ATTACH] I wanted it to be a "pretty" patriotic quilt [ATTACH=CONFIG]201330[/ATTACH] Variegated stippling on front side, done freehand [ATTACH=CONFIG]201332[/ATTACH] stippling on backside, need to practice more. The fabric didn't show up good, but it's a very pale blue, and then a blue checked print. [ATTACH=CONFIG]201333[/ATTACH] |
red or dark blue
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Debbie, that's a beauty!!! I think any of the fabrics would make a good binding but my choice is the floral :)
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Thank you Ladies, I thought about any of those 3 choices, but my DH said "White"! So, I'm still undecided.
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Originally Posted by DebbieJJ
Thank you Ladies, I thought about any of those 3 choices, but my DH said "White"! So, I'm still undecided.
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I would bind with the red, to bring out the red in the quilt. I feel there is already enough blue in the quilt, or I would have suggested the blue. I would not use white for a binding, as white will get very dirty, very fast.
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Any of your fabrics would be nice on it, even the same dark blue would work.
If you wanted something else, look for a fine stripe in red, white and blue, and cut your binding on the bias. |
I think the white would really pop. But if you don't like white, red would be my second choice.
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I've had good success using ALL the fabrics from the quilt in my bindings - use about an 18 inch piece of each and end up with a multi colored binding.
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You could do what I am about to do. Cut a 1" strip and press it in half. Lay the raw edge toward the edge of the quilt and baste it a shy 1/4" from the edge. Then bind as usual with the red or the blue. Hubby will have the white and it will set the binding off.
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