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Old 02-22-2015, 01:37 PM
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I am so happy the scraps were used ! Great scrappy quilt !
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Old 02-22-2015, 08:31 PM
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I think I would choose black or a dark brown to do the binding with.
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Old 02-22-2015, 09:48 PM
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I was thinking a thin medium grey inner border, cream outer border (wider), then dark grey binding . This would give a neutral frame to showcase all the color and pattern going on in the quilt body.
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Old 02-23-2015, 03:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Homespun View Post
I like your DH's suggestion.
I like the cream also and you could put a cornerstone in also. I always like sashing and a border - gives you a little more quilt!!!!! (Sashing only on the border next to the border (got that??)) In other words, not between the rows. Good luck. I love those kinds of quilts - You do nice work. Edie
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Old 02-23-2015, 06:31 AM
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I think the cream border with scrappy binding sounds great
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Old 02-23-2015, 06:38 AM
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I learned at our guild to always use a darker color for the binding. The idea was that with a cream, white binding your eye doesn't know where the quilt leaves off. I decided there was something to that so have been using darker colors for my binding; something in the quilt, anyway.
It is beautiful!! Mariah
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Old 02-23-2015, 06:39 AM
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Personally, I like borders. They seem to define the quilt. It is a great scrappy so the scrappy binding would be perfect with or without the borders.
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Old 02-23-2015, 06:42 AM
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If it was me, I would probably go with dark binding.
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Old 02-23-2015, 07:13 AM
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Absolutely use the scrappy binding! I do this frequently and really like the final effect. (I save all of the extra "tails" from my binding and use them as scrappy bininding. Not to contradict hubby, but you could also use a dark color for your sashing. Dark green, perhaps. Use what is on hand!
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Old 02-23-2015, 07:26 AM
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I like the idea of a border, but not lights or creams as the very outside border. The outside edges is what gets the most touches by hands, so will get the dirtiest fastest. I would use anything darker for an outside edge border.
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