This of course is the quilt I designed for my DH when he was in the hospital this spring. I've gotten this far....and I'm stuck. Originally I was planning to add a 14" border to provide for a drop all the way around the bed. It was to have some type of vine, floral design with hearts mixed in and I planned to have a scalloped edge on it. The more I think about it...I'm not sure that is the answer. As it is right now...it covers the exact top of our queen size bed..no drop and I'd like to have it for a bed quilt rather than a throw/big lap quilt. Any ideas out there?

It's so pretty! It has so much love sewed into it, it makes me feel good to look at it. (and it was one of those DAYS!) I'll have to think about your "drop" problem. :)

It's beautiful! Can't help you with finishing the designing of it, but it's beautiful! I know,,,,no help......

The cream colored fabric that is the main, what about that for a border??

I'd definately pick one of the golds in the prairie points as the first narrow border followed by the fabrics in the stars....the flowered print, the green and finish with the burgandy.

Very pretty!! Maybe a wide border and then the flying geese around the edges of the border?

i would box it up and mail it to me. :mrgreen:

I would go with multiple borders, maybe the gold color first then a border of the background and finish off with the burgandy of the heart fabric. You could still put some applique on the light border. I remember when you first showed this quilt, and I still love it!!!!!! :D

Beautiful quilt and I love those colors!!!!!

Sure is a pretty quilt, love the colors and all the prairie points.

It's very beutiful. I'm rather with Shaw on this one, a lighter border first then some more flying geese and then a darker border. I like the scalloped idea too.

Love the colors and the blocks.

What about making more flying geese strips and boxing each square -
the corner posts could perhaps be one of the dark colors.

But maybe you are tired of making flying geese?

You might pick up a few blocks for another row that way.

I think you could get by with just a wide border of the cream (with none to lots of applique) and a dark binding.

Oooh, that's so pretty! You could pick up any of the colors for your borders. Light/dark/combo, etc. That should solve the drop problem. I think it deserves to be on your bed. Such a beauty.

Thanks for the info. I'm going to unwrap all the fabrics I used...I'm not sure I have very much of any of the colors left over after all those FG...I used tons of FQ's and I'll have to measure what I have of the floral.

It seems that there are more who think a gold border needs to be next, so I'll check that. I have plenty of the background and I am pretty sure I have enough of the burgundy to do a narrow border..if not..I know where I can order it. I'll play with it on EQ and then try to figure out how to post the pic of that. Thanks again!

that is so pretty. i'm sure whatever you come up with will be perfect :D

Beautiful. Just love it.

It's beautiful. I don't have a gotcha idea for the drop, but I'll have one tonight in my dreams!

Just had a thought - if you like to quilt, you could do a wide border of the background color with lots of quilting mirroring the designs of the blocks - with the burgundy as the final binding. But if you prefer applique to quilting, that would be gorgeous on the background drop - again with the burgundy as the final binding.

Well, I'm happy to take "dream" solutions! I hadn't really considered doing just a wide border with just quilting and not the applique..hmmm, I'll have to think on that, thanks!

sandpat that is a very beautiful quilt. I couldn't even begin to give advice on it. you have put in some long hours and hard work it is just gorgeous.
Bill'sBonBon

I'm trying to post the EQ PDF of this quilt so you can see the whole thing. Somehow I don't yet have enough blocks on the quilt...(I just got the program..so learning process) There are actually 10 blocks vertically and 6 horizontally right now.

Here goes my try at posting the EQ PDF

Ok..I'll have to work on that some more..you get a line drawing..not the colored file. The feathered wreaths that show are actually to be feathered hearts that are done in trapunto.

That's exactly what I was thinking. A wide border of the light fabric then a narrower border of the flying geese.

I like mgshaw's idea too. That will look spectacular.

All the flying geese! You're on expert on them now if you weren't before. Beautiful quilt!

No suggestions, but it is absolutely stunning ! I am sure whatever you do it will be perfect.
Sharon

Beautiful quilt Sandpat. That's a lot of geese and I vote with mgshaw on the finishing touches. But, whatever you decide will be great!

I like the ideas of a few different borders too. What about prairie points for the binding? Personally I just love them, and I thinking they would complement the flying geese really well.

I just love this quilt. Was looking at it just the other day thinking what fabric can I use in this quilt.

This is what I would do (only because I love borders and 18 inches is a lot of space to cover).

First, 1 or 2 skinnier borders to pen in those flying geese. I like the darker colors.
Then a border of the cream, about the withe of the first 2 combined, or double the one (if you only use one)
Next, some more of those flying geese because they are beautiful (You did a beautiful job) and it would bring an element from inside the quilt to the borders (which is something I like to do).
Then repeat the cream border.
Then repeat the first 1 or 2 borders.

That is a beautiful quilt!

I just love all the colors you really do some beautiful work i'm sure it will turn out beautiful with what ever you decide pls. show us a picture when it's none.I'm so glad i found this place

Whatever you do with it I'm sure it will be georgious! If you are wanting to make the top bigger before you put your borders on you could put strips on either side of the Flying Geese, then put your borders and then Prairie Points on the edge. I think that would compliment the Flying Geese design in the quilt. Just some ideas. Hope you figure out some thing you really really love. :lol:

Thanks for the input. Now I'm trying to figure out how to draw on the border part in EQ...hmmmm...sometimes I think the technical stuff only slows me down..Ya'll gave me some great ideas..now I just have to make up my mind!

I absolutely love it...it's so pretty!

If it was me and I had enough of the fabric, I would continue with the same theme even in the drop. It is gorgeous and I would want to see that on all sides.

This one is a possibility. I think DH likes the triple borders and then the background with applique, then a repeat of the triple borders. I'm going to order the extra fabric I need on Mon. Now to come up with an applique design.. :lol:

Sorry, I don't know how to convert this to a jpeg and also, still don't know why it is just a line drawing. :?

That would be absolutely gorgeous!!!! This quilt is fabulous!!

Lots of work, girl!! Very pretty. I would put a small burgandy border followed by a larger cream border. The burgandy would make the burgandy in the quilt pop.

i think after the wide border and the flying geese there should be a 2" border in one of the deeper colors to finish the whole thing off and kind of 'outline' it.

It is beautiful, I love the colors you chose. Hmmmm, well I think you should send it to me. :) lol

I love this. Love the colors. Thx for sharing. Good luck!

Ok..now this one is the final decision and I'm moving forward with it. The applique pattern will probably change as I cut out things and play with the layout, but this is basically what it will end up being. Thank you all for the ideas!