Opinions Needed
 

This is my quilt top using http://www.incolororder.com/p/block-of-month.html. I have the blocks done using fat quarters I had in my stash. My problem is borders. I was planning on using solids for the borders, I would like opinions on what colors would you use? I am thinking a 1 1/2" or 2" border then a wider border. I don't have any of the fabrics I used larger than a fat quarter and I ran out of a couple. Any help would be appreciated.

I would do it in black. Black just makes quilts stand out, I think.

Love the quilt I'm with you, unsure of what color for the border. I think just about any color will work with all the choices of colors in the quilt. how about dark brown, would blend well with all the colors and not have to match.

I don't care for strip borders so I would add a wide border the same as the background. Your quilt top is nice! It has a sharp modern look to it.

I think I would float it first with a narrow white border and then a wider blue print.

Cheers, K

I would use a yellow for the first border and the blue the color in the block or close to it for the larger border. I think this would really bring out your blocks.

this was what I was thinking, too. Though you might want to add another thin strip between the white and the blue print.

I am sorry the colors aren't showing up exact, because the background fabric is a muslin, not white, and the dark fabric is a dk navy blue. Also the light blue with small goldish design is actually a grayish blue color. Thanks for all the great ideas will let you know what I end up doing. I have got to go buy some more fabric! yeah, not that I need it, but I don't have any solids. For some reason I just never know what to buy for solids for my stash. Thanks again

I would use a white strip the same size as the sashing, and look at a deep dark red for a border about 3" wide.

I'd do the narrow strip in a dark blue, then the wider one in the print of your choice.

A dark border first to frame the quilt - like a matte on a piece of art work and then a flying geese border with the muslin and any of the leftovers from the quilt and then another black border. That is what I would do :)

A 1 1/2" inner yellow border and 3-5" dark outer border would look great.

I think I would do a neutral inner border - soft grey or tan or soft yellow, and then an outer border in a deep red or burgundy to pick up those darker shades in the blocks. It's really nice! Whatever you do will be wonderful.

A narrow dark red for the first and that wonderful yellow in the quilt for the second. Lovely quilt. peace EDIT: After looking at it more maybe one of the medium grays for the second border would be cool with a narrow red!

Do you have enough FQs of any one color way to piece the borders? I think that would look smashing. First a narrow red, then a wider yellow or blue.

Ditto! Nice quilt top!

Hi

I was thinking th yellow/tan for the samll border and then depending on the room it is going in you could put eith the blue or dark red as your larger boarder to make those colours stand out.

I love all your suggestions, and I am still trying to decide. I went to Joann's, and picked up 2 yds of a Kona dk red, they didn't have much to choose from. What is your favorite solid cotton and where do you buy it? Also do you think the quilt is too busy to do flying geese on the border?

I would use a Wine or the red color to match that red color in the quilt and then a dark blue to match the darker blue. That would make it stand out.

I'm with BellaBoo on this cool modern quilt top you have created. Let those blocks float on the solid muslin background.

I would use a skinny Yellow and wider blue