Opinions Needed
 

I am making a wall-hanging for a swap. (This will be my first swap on the Quilting Board.) I am on the fence about the outer border that I want to use. Keep in mind that the black polka-dot material is the inner border all the way around the yellow background fabric. Since the company that produced the pattern is out of business, it is impossible to get the original fabric. I have looked high and low trying to find something that mimics that fabric. I have purchased three different fabrics, and have not been completely happy with any of them, however, the fabric in the photo is the best choice of those three. At first I thought I might use the wrong side of the fabric because it is lighter and the colors and their hues more closely resemble the original pattern photo. Now I am thinking that the right side of the fabric is the best choice. To be clear, when you look at the wall hanging, the right side of the fabric is bordering three sides. The strip showing the wrong side is bordering the side on the left. What do you think?

I agree with you. The right side is a much better color choice.

I also prefer the right side.

i vote for the right side. the wrong side looks too pink in the picture

Thank you to all you who gave me your opinion. It's funny, but until I saw the whole thing put together, I thought the wrong side of the fabric was the right choice. But now it is clear to me that the right side looks better. Thanks for helping me to make up my mind.

Right side is my vote

I vote for the right side.

Tally up another vote for the right side.

What a cute quilt!! I also vote for the right side.

Dina

No opinion but wanted to say how beautiful your wall hanging is! What a lucky swap partner... Your birdies are so darned CUTE. Love it.

Thank you to those of you who like my wall-hanging. It's still not to late for you to join our swap. They don't have to be mailed out until October 31.

My vote is for the right side as it pulls in the red from the center of the quilt! Nice job!

Orangeroom, That is a brilliant observation! I don't know why I didn't think of that. Sometimes I can look at a thing and know that it is a good choice, but not be sure exactly why. And then someone like you puts it into words that make perfect sense.

Yes, you can always find great help here... Your crows are darling!

I also choose the right side! Looks like everyone does!

Do you have any of the bird house or flower fabric left? That or something very close to it would be my choice of the final border. The right side looks the best of what you showed.

It is adorable! I'm another vote for the right side

Right side