Originally Posted by QM
The stripes are certainly pretty, as is the quilt, but to me, they feel too busy to go with the calm elegance of the body.
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I think that it is just perfect. Go for it.
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Very cute
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I really love the stripes
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I agree I really like it.
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I love the stripes, too! Beautiful Quilt!
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I think it will pull everything together...
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the stripes are beautiful!!! and if you have enough, cut your binding on the diagonal out of this stripe fabric and it will be AWESOME!
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I really like the stripes. I tend to shy away from them, because I'm afraid of them going in all different directions or bad cutting on my part, or, or or - I would just stress over them too much. But I think they're really pretty.
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I like the stripes!! They make the roses in the blocks "pop out"!!
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I like the stripes as outer border, really frames the quilt.
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Originally Posted by GrammaO
Here is my current top. The narrow lavendar strip is attached; the striped fabric is supposed to be a 4 inch outer border, then the plan is to bind with the lavendar. I'm a little iffy on the stripes. What do you all think?
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The stripes give it punch. I think you will be happy with the result.
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I love the stripes it's going to be really pretty when it's done. It brings in all the colors
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I really like the stripes, it includes the same colors that you have in the quilt, so I would say yes.
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The stripe is perfect.
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Looks perfect!
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Very pretty, my grandaughter would love it
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I like the stripe.
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I love the stripes.
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I don't like the strips at all, too masculine. That beautiful, feminine, little girl quilts is so pretty. Either use the pink (predominate in quilt) or find a pretty flower fabric or a polka dot fabric for the border. Either of those should be the predominate color with lots of it. On second thought, if you don't have something like that I will swap with you, flowered pattern, mostly pink, for the border in exchange for several Bow Pie Blocks.
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My feeling is that any time you can add stripes it really gives a quilt a lot of pizzaz (or is it pizazz?) Anyway, your striped fabric is PERFECT!! Go for it!
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I love the stripes. Have you ever used stripes for binding. Cut bias of course. Interesting.
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It works.
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This is going to make some little girl very happy. I love the stripes. I would make the stripes vertical on both sides and miter the corners. I think that would be super cute.
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I like it! :)
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I like the stripes. They're not the usual strips but feminine. And it pulls the quilt together nicely.
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thanks for all the great feedback everyone, especially those who don't care for the stipes. Your reasons make sense. I am still learning about color, scale and value and I'm not a 'natural' whn it comes to that stuff so all of your feedback really helps. I think mitering the corners would look really sharp but I'll save that one for a practice project. This one is for my 6 year old GD so I'm going to 'git er done' so I can move on the other wip's waiting in the wings! I'll put up a finished photo when it's finsihed. Thanks again!
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That is the sweetest Quilt! I say stripes all the way!
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I think the stripe is perfect. Go for it!
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Love the stripes! Finishes it off great.
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I like the stripped border.
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I also love the stripes!
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Yes! on the stripes! :thumbup:
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Yes. The stripes are great. Miter the corners. Nice quilt.
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I like the stripes alot!
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Love the stripes, go with it
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I like the stripes. It sort of has all the colors from the quilt. Go for it.
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Stripes look perfect!
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I like it.
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