time to add borders...
 

I just finished the "middle" part of this quilt top. I really like it, but I am not so sure of the border suggestions that come with it. I will play with ideas, of course, but what do you think of the ones the pattern recommends. It calls for a three inch inner white border (it is really a white on white, but it doesn't show up too well), then a one inch blue border, and then an outer border of four inches of the focus fabric.

I was thinking of leaving the white border out. This quilt already has a lot of white in it. ??

Suggestions? Thanks.

Dina

No suggestions but I think it is very pretty.

How about no border?

I think the white will help "finish" the center. Looking forward to seeing it completed.

If it was mine I would do blue, white, focus fabric using the suggested sizes just in a different order. Very pretty springy looking quilt.

I'd do something similar: a blue resting border [a very small border], then a smallish white border and finish with the floral focus fabric.

ali

I am too new to give suggestions; but it is beautiful colors. Blue is a fav of mine. Can't wait to see more. Teresa

Well, I have been playing with borders for about half an hour. I've decided it does need the white as one of the borders. I like the suggestion of blue, then white, then the focus fabric. (I have also tried light blue, purple, and green, none of which look very good, even for the one inch border.) If I go with a larger blue border, I have to buy more fabric, but so far, that looks best to me. Time to leave it for tonight and look at it tomorrow.

Thanks for the input.

Dina

Good luck, love to see the finished quilt!!!

I'd do an inch wide purple first to contain the colors before I used any of the fabrics in the quilt. The quilt colors will bleed into the border colors without a stopper strip. Then you can do a wide focal fabric with a blue binding. I like pieced borders lately, but they are more work. Maybe just some nine patch corners?

I'd go with blue or print border. Enough white already. Another thought, could you match any of the green for the inside border?

I think it needs the white to finish the center. Your idea posted will look nice.

i think the recommended borders sounds good. i think the white border will 'float' the center nicely

I would do a darker border next to your pieced top....something to stop the colors.....then maybe a narrow white border and another wider dark border to finish it. Beautiful quilt!

I agree with irishrose. I would also audition the suggested sizes for the borders before cutting. What size are your blocks? How big is the top as it stands now? Will an 8" finished size border compliment or overwhelm the center? Just a thought. Thanks for sharing your beautiful work!

I know it's to late, but I think green would have been a good border fabric.

I'd do a narrow blue border, then a white one, then finish with the focus fabric for the outer border. I love the colors.

I think I would opt for the recommended borders as well, I think a darker color kind of stops the pattern rather than floating it and I kind of like that effect.

i like the idea of blue, then white, then the focus fabric. can't wait to see your finished quilt.

either the white or blue for an inner border will do fine.

I wouldn't leave the white border off, the quilt won't float, if that is a term. The blue on blue might make some strange shapes that don't add to the pattern. What ever you decide will make a very pretty quilt, with beautiful colors.

I would do the blue, white and flower borders in that order. Real spring feel to your quilt, beautiful.

Beautiful quilt, love the fabrics, that being said, I think using the white as the first border first will make the quilt look like it's melting into the border, instead of being contained. IMHO. I think a VERY NARROW (like 1/2-3/4" - no more than 1" max, finished) lighter purple, green or even the pale blue from the flowers in the focus fabric as a frame, then white and the focus fabric, binding in the dark blue. Or if you don't have the purple, blue or green and don't want to go out and buy some, again, very narrow, but in the dark blue, then the white and focus. But I think the contrasting color will make the center pop more, and it is such a lovely center, it deserves to be made the focal point! :thumbup:

I appreciate all the thought you have all put into this. I currently have a blue inner border, then white border, and then focus outer border on my design wall. It looks pretty good, but I am not doing anything permanently probably until the weekend after work. I don't want to rush into this. I have purple, green, and light blue that would work, and I need to play with it all again. This week is one of those busy ones...but that happens. Can't quilt every day, even though I am semi-retired. :)

Dina

Just my opinion I think I'd do a blue border and then white binding.

I think either way will look fine. It's really beautiful. I love the fabrics you've chosen!

Blue border, then a narrow white border then the pretty flowers border. The quilt is very pretty.

Great ideas. Good luck with your borders. Post a photo on your progress please. Love the pattern btw.
Annie

I would use the flowered fabric for a small border then I would put on the blue fabric a couple of inches wider.