Border Advice - D9P All Shook Up
02-07-2011, 05:44 PM
#54
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Originally Posted by DogHouseMom
My vote ... I'd make the deep purple border 1" wide then put a WIDE outer border of a softer color from the quilt outside of that. Binding ... another soft color, but a different one.
I think the quilt itself is busy enough that a piano key border would detract from it.
I think the quilt itself is busy enough that a piano key border would detract from it.
02-07-2011, 06:32 PM
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Your quilt is lovely and I don't think you could go wrong, either of the choices you presented are nice.
If it were mine I would have made the border wider and close to the darkest color in the quilt to frame it out and then do the piano key and a binding of the dark color. If I use a color that is much darker than my quilt fabrics I go small with it and then add another border similar to the quilt colors and frame it in the same dark fabric.
You will have as many different ways to finish it as you have people but it's your quilt and you know what you like. I often see quilts with fabric choices that just aren't my choices and I love them.
If it were mine I would have made the border wider and close to the darkest color in the quilt to frame it out and then do the piano key and a binding of the dark color. If I use a color that is much darker than my quilt fabrics I go small with it and then add another border similar to the quilt colors and frame it in the same dark fabric.
You will have as many different ways to finish it as you have people but it's your quilt and you know what you like. I often see quilts with fabric choices that just aren't my choices and I love them.
02-07-2011, 07:09 PM
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I think the border looks great and I also think it needs another border in similar tones to the quilt before you bind it. Otherwise,(in my opinion only) I think it looks like you stopped because you ran out of material and not because the design looks finished.
I am going to try this slicing on my next one as you have inspired me.
I am going to try this slicing on my next one as you have inspired me.
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