Suggestions please!
 

I joined a 'Round Robin' and just got my quilt back. It is approx. 42" x 46". I can't seem to come up with any ideas how to add to it to make it bigger. So I am looking for suggestions how to complete this. I'd like to make it throw size or even bed size.

The first picture is the original block I made. As you can see, I like angels and primitive looking quilts. The second picture is what I got back at the end of the Round Robin. Each added border (finished size 3" wide) had a theme: first border, circles, second border squares, third border triangles, forth border rectangles and fifth/last border polygons.

I don't want to duplicate the existing borders but do something new. I'm open to all suggestions. Thanks for taking a look.

I would just take one of the darker tonal colors....maybe the blue of the angels dress and just put a final border...like the frame of a pic., give the work within it a place to shine...and finish....

I'm no help but it's very pretty! Love your angel! Good luck!

Because your center is applique, I would do an applique border. A simple leaf and vine with some flowers in the deep red would be cute. Or you could search Google images of primitive angel applique and maybe get some ideas from that.

If you do it 6" wide that would increase your size to 54" x 58". That is still on the small side for a throw so you could frame it in that red gingham by putting 1" on either side. This would make it 58" x 60" which I feel is a nice throw size big enough to nap under comfortably.

Would you be willing to do more applique... trailing flowers/vines? you might like a solid sashing around what you have now and then a 10" wide border w/ the vine-type appliques. it need not be very elaborate... if it were, it'd detract from the center. Seems like the borders need to be less busy than the center and this would be a way to accomplish that.
ETA..previous poster and I were answering at the same time and I see she said the same thing!

So cute just like it is

Whether you choose to do more applique in the border or not I think the final border needs to be dark so at to make a frame for the quilt. I like your angel and primitive or country look. Those people who contributed to your quilt in the round robin did a very nice job keeping the feeling you started with.

With your center being an angel, I can see some stars set into a border. Not a full star border, but a few, maybe mixed with a smaller version of your angel center.

I would just add a wide dark green border but the top and the bottom needs to be a little wider to give you the size of a lap quilt (no more than 2"-3"). If you wanted to, you can add length by doing a braid as Tartan suggested. You could then follow the design of piecing in the corners and do applique in the corner. You have some talented quilting friends. Good Luck.

If you would like to appliqué here is a link to a photo that has the angel with a nice border http://www.patternhutch.com/images/Wool_ROG0495.jpg

I love the border thimblebug suggested. Then you can put a dark plain border on it.

Just wanted to add, the previous borders have some special corner treatments, an applique border would be a great addition, especially focusing on the main areas of the borders and away from the corners.

It will be a nice size lap quilt just as it is. Leave it as is and then use a dark binding to make a dark frame. froggyintexas

How about a ribbon border?
If you do a search for this type of border, you will find many options.
Nice quilt!

I know what I'd do. I'd make a border of the scraps like what is in the corners of the quilt. This would give an interesting border look to the borders that are already there. Adding a plain solid border won't add anything but a plain solid border look.

A border of log cabins all around and then the applique border?! You can make the log cabins as large as you need and with the applique border it would be a show stopper!

After looking a your block I really had to look to see the border you put on it. I would repeat your border some extra squares worked in to make it stand out more. Perhaps the extra squares could be even with the ones in your block.

I would suggest the hourglass block or flying geese for this country style quilt. Very nice one too!
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what about making 3 more angels similar to the one you've got & sew one onto the side of that one & 2 below that & you've got double size of what you started with...? [as long as you have enough fabric close to same colors]

What an awesome little quilt. I love both the pattern and colors of fabric. Hope you post a picture of it when you get it finished.

Love it as it is- maybe a darker border.

You could add a border of dark print flying geese in dark browns or the cranberry color in the center diamond.

Very pretty.

You could repeat some of the elements. For example, I might do another scrappy brown narrow border followed by a lighter square in a square. If that doesn't make it big enough, another dark border and a final border with applique.

I really like the crazy quilt blocks on the corners--what about putting another border on using a dark, tonal print, then add a last border all the way around using crazy quilt blocks for border?

I agree with Geri B that the final border would be great in a solid-reading dark colour from the quilt. But I'm not sure the blue would be the best choice. Which of the darker colours do you think would work the best? You can probably tell better looking at the actual quilt, than we can, looking at the photo. My best guess would be the burgundy, or brown.