I like the color of the border, but maybe it might look better if you had a tone on tone that read as a solid, but still gave the quilt some dimension. Great quilt.
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The green in your quilt would make a perfect border, but not too wide. Love the quilt.
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I am not a fan of the border either. It's just my opinion though.
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Originally Posted by IngeMK
(Post 6422002)
Is made this as a retirement gift for my coworker, he put up with me for 8 years, and a quilt is all he has to show for ;)
I chose the border for it first, and now I am considering taking it off. what do you think? Something just does not jive here , |
What if you left the print as a 2nd border a bit larger than the burnt orange & tried 1 of the "solid" fabrics as a 3rd border the width of #1 & 2? Just a thought.
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Can you put some thing more masculine in the borders? hammer and nail print, etc?
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Originally Posted by PaperPrincess
(Post 6422131)
I'm not wild about it either. It may have been OK for a narrow stop border, but I like the burnt orange you've used. If you have enough of the print in the lower right corner, I'd audition that, otherwise, I would go with a mottled brown.
I really love the rest of the quilt. Very manly. Well worth 'putting up with you' for 8 years! |
I do like the border as shown; the color and the scale of the print agree with the fabrics of the body of the quilt. If you'd like a bit more dramatic look you could trim this border by about half, more or less, and add a wider border of the dark green. I would not like the dark green instead of the print, however, as it would be nearly up against too many of the green blocks near the edge. I'm looking forward to seeing your final choices.
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I agree with you. The border almost makes it seem girly. I'd prefer some solid colors in multiple borders.
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Originally Posted by Latrinka
(Post 6423263)
I really like it! I would bind it with that reddish solid in the quilt, and be good to go!
better! |
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