Your opinion please ASAP!
 

Should I do this quilt with the border or not or maybe an entirely different color? I have 12 days to finish this quilt as my friend will be retiring. Thanks

Are you going to put the same brown fabric on the bottom also? If so, I love it.

I agree with Nikki - put that same brown fabric border on the bottom and it's perfect!

I love it - I don't even have an issue if you don't border the top and bottom, although with piano keys I probably would just to stabilize it a littlle more.

I agree. Add the brown to the top and botton to stabilize the piano keys. It's a gorgeous quilt. Your friend is going to love it.

The brown on all 4 sides is a winner for me.

I also agree.

yes!, it is gorgeous. Brown all around just like everyone says.

ditto from me

I agree with everyone else, its stunning!

I knew I could count on you guys. Thanks!!

With the border, just like you have it! On all sides. Nice quilt!

Me too-just the narrow brown on all four sides is all you need! Lovely quilt.

How would she stabilize the piano keys? I would like to know for future reference too.
Serita

Very seldom do all the answers here agree. Must be right.

I would like the look of a same brown bottom strip also :). Wonderful quilt

Judy in Phx, AZ

I would have just left the small brown borders off being as skinny as they are and just use it for the binding. Your friend is going to love it either way. Beautifully done.

Same for me too. Nice quilt.

I like the brown boarder all the way around. Nice job on the quilt it came out really nice.

Yes, I love the brown border. Very Nice Job. Pretty

Gorgeous- use the brown😉

Brown on all the sides!

I love this design. Is it your own creation?

The way I would stabilize the piano keys would be to measure the middle of the quilt top (going across if I'm stabilizing the top/bottom of the quilt) and use that measurement for my bottom and top border. If you are really fussy you can also take additional measurements at the 1/4 points across and then average the three measurements and use that measurement for your top/bottom border. Then I would mark this border off at either the 1/4 or 1/8 points depending on the length. I would then do the same for the quilt and match the marks and ease in either the border or the quilt to fit and then sew it in place. You now should have a quilt that hangs nicely with no waves and the many seams of the piano keys are held in place by the border. When you use a pieced edge of a quilt as the final edge where you put on the binding it is very easy to get distortion and stretching when you put on your binding. If you have a border strip that is true this takes care of it when you put on your binding.

I vote for brown all the way around. Beautiful job!

Go with the brown. Everything is unified and the resulting frame finishes your work of art. Your friend will definitely be impressed!

Love the top and yes I would put the border on. But add it to the top and bottom as well.

I agree, brown all around.

Great quilt and wonderful colors. Adding the brown border to the top and bottom just finishes a lovely frame all the way around the quilt.

With what I have been reading. I agree with everyone. Put the brown all around the quilt top.

Count me "IN" with brown...... BUT my question back at you is WHAT is that beauty lurking on the ironing board to the right of log cabin quilt ???? better picture please! I think I see an interesting border???

Love it just like it is

YES.....needs border all around, imo

Great quilt, although I would add the brown border to the top and bottom, it would make it look more finished and stabilize the piano key border.

I agree with the border.

Definitely continue with the brown border. It looks beautiful and finishing the brown border makes it more cohesive and finished looking.

The brown is terrific!

This is beautiful. You could finish the top and bottom border then add something completely different. A Asian print, a floral print. I wonder if you may have something in your stash. Your friend will enjoy whatever you do.

The brown is great. It's beautiful!