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Elfi2 02-04-2014 03:51 PM

Suggestions for border and binding please....
 
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I'm open to your suggestions for the border of this top. I must say I've got enough dark blue left, red and white. Don't suggest any of the colors in the little squares as these are satin :)
Thanks for your help!!! :)

RuthFru 02-04-2014 03:58 PM

I think light blue then an inch of red and more light blue with dark blue binding.

krafty14 02-04-2014 04:05 PM

I would start with maybe a 2" border of the white (or whatever the width is of your letter blocks). It will make everything float. Then perhaps a thin light blue, a thin dark blue, white again. Bind with red. I would lay the fabrics out on one side to see what size strips would do the best. Just my thought. :o) Ann

earthwalker 02-04-2014 04:10 PM

I'm with krafty14 a "float" with white and then other colours as suggested. A red binding would frame it nicely. Though if you had enough satin, you could bind with that.

DogHouseMom 02-04-2014 04:33 PM

Agree ... a narrow white border will help finish the letters on the edge (H and E). After that I kind of favor a wide red border then bind in blue. I say red because in the quilt the red is in the center whereas the blues are on the edges. The wide red border will help pull everything together.

Billi 02-04-2014 04:44 PM


Originally Posted by DogHouseMom (Post 6555320)
Agree ... a narrow white border will help finish the letters on the edge (H and E). After that I kind of favor a wide red border then bind in blue. I say red because in the quilt the red is in the center whereas the blues are on the edges. The wide red border will help pull everything together.

This is pretty much my thoughts too but I thought after floating with the white go with a 3" wide red then a 3" wide dark blue then bind with the red.

pewa88 02-04-2014 04:56 PM

I would frame with a narrow white border and then use a wide red border with red binding. That would really accent the message of the quilt and not detract from it.

Quilter 65 02-04-2014 06:12 PM

No suggestions, but pretty quilt.

Painiacs 02-04-2014 07:26 PM

Agree with doghouse. show us what yodecide! :-)ec

Auntevie 02-04-2014 07:27 PM

That is a fantastic quilt!! Did you design the pattern?


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