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07-28-2015, 03:42 PM

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Taughtby Grandma

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I would leave it. I like the way you did this quilt. The small border picks up the colors in the t-shirt blocks.

07-28-2015, 05:52 PM

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red-warrior

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Looks great to me!

07-29-2015, 03:43 AM

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Kris P

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I l ike the dark border. It allows the focus to be on the colorful shirts. I wouldn't change a thing!

07-29-2015, 07:27 AM

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meyert

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Thanks everyone! Now I will start on quilt top #2

07-29-2015, 07:35 AM

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fangman

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I think its great.

07-29-2015, 09:42 AM

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joyce888

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I think you could leave as is and it would be fine. I personally like color so I would have added a narrow black border (2" finished) and then used a batik with shades of aqua or lime; or both ( whatever your color is in the shirts) for the outer wider border.

07-29-2015, 01:13 PM

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gvolle44

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The fact that you question your choice tells me you may think it is too dark. It looks rather masculine. If it were for a younger person under the age of 30, I'd use a brighter, lighter color. If your niece is older she might like the darker more sofistacated look. The quit itself is quite nice but I'm not a fan of black/dark borders personally.

07-29-2015, 01:17 PM

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zozee

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Looks good. The colors of the border add just the right amount to bring out the colors of the shirts.

07-29-2015, 01:52 PM

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matraina

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Quote:

Originally Posted by meyert

I just completed my first official tshirt quilt top for my neice. Now I get that these are just tshirts and they won't be "pretty", but I am wondering if this is too dark. What do you guys think? I bought some batik for the narrow 1" inside border, but it doesn't show up like I had pictured. What do you think - should I take the borders off or just leave it as it is? [ATTACH=CONFIG]526249[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]526250[/ATTACH]

I love it, just as it is.

07-29-2015, 03:23 PM

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Latrinka

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I would leave it, and either use the batik for the binding, or if you want to brighten it up, audition some brights! Really cute T-shirt quilt top, I like it!