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Old 09-01-2015, 07:06 AM
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What color stands out the most to you or what one do you want to emphasize? I would go from there.
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Old 09-01-2015, 09:01 AM
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I like dunster reply of a white border and then just sew the strips together and you will have your border.
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Old 09-01-2015, 01:49 PM
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Since the colors in your quilt (which is great, by the way) are evenly distributed, I think you could use any strong color that's in the quilt for the outer border. I like the idea of a white or cream narrow inner border, and I would use a solid or reads-as-solid for both borders.
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Old 09-02-2015, 05:07 AM
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I do string quilts for charity & don't usually put a border on. Bobbie Aug, a quilt teacher from several years ago, told our guild that "red unifies all colors" & that has helped me a lot since then. I would choose a red binding & skip the border. Just my thoughts . . . Beautiful quilt.
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Old 09-02-2015, 09:12 AM
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I vote for no borders too.
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Old 09-02-2015, 08:42 PM
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As I was making only a over sized lap quilt I needed to add length to the quilt so added a strip made up from the leftover fabrics, then a white strip, then my border.
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Old 09-02-2015, 10:15 PM
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How about a black border which will make all the colour pop.
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Old 09-03-2015, 03:29 AM
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Originally Posted by DOTTYMO View Post
How about a black border which will make all the colour pop.
I agree but would make it very narrow
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Old 09-03-2015, 03:40 AM
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I vote for a medium blue border.
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Old 09-03-2015, 04:38 AM
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I just put together a string quilt, with black sashing between the blocks. So the first border is black, then I added a thin strip of bright yellow that was in some of the blocks, and then a strip of red that also was here and there in the blocks. I think it looks great! (sorry, my pic is on my cellphone and I haven't figured out to get it from there to here!)
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