Looking for ideas for borders for my Kaleidoscope quilt
#22
I also made a kaleidoscope quilt early on. It was for a guild challenge where we had several pieces of fabric that had to be used in the quilt. I made up my own border scheme. This is the quilt top before quilting; perhaps you will like this idea. I think it makes a nice frame around the quilt.
#24
Originally Posted by dunster
I also made a kaleidoscope quilt early on. It was for a guild challenge where we had several pieces of fabric that had to be used in the quilt. I made up my own border scheme. This is the quilt top before quilting; perhaps you will like this idea. I think it makes a nice frame around the quilt.
#27
I've been playing with my EQ6 software that I got for Christmas...a perfect tool for seeing what different borders would look like. Here are a couple of versions (of many I've produced). Which do you like...and what should I add or delete?
fatter triangles
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skinnier triangles
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diamond border
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#29
Beautiful job! Whatever you decide, preview it and take a pic so you can compare the different looks on your puter. My taste would lean toward a first border 1" wide (finished) of one of your dark colors, green or blue. I think I'd try and keep the second border simple as you have a lot of movement going on in the quilt. Perhaps use the quilt's scraps and make flying geese flying horizontally, or continuous half square triangle strips. Then bind with the same fabric as the first border. Alternately, keep the first border very simple and then bind with scraps of the leftover fabrics.
Here are 3 pics that may give you an idea
Here are 3 pics that may give you an idea
Lone Star with scrappy binding
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Fans&Circles
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Border14
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#30
Do you have any extra blocks left over? You may try to bring some out in to the border alternating with the plain color. There are some great ideas in the One Block Wonder quilt books or do a search for images on the web. Beautiful quilt!
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