LOVER'S KNOT DONE.. can anyone help with border ideas
06-16-2010, 03:02 PM
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can anyone help with border suggestions..
number 1
[ATTACH=CONFIG]87131[/ATTACH]
number 2
[ATTACH=CONFIG]87132[/ATTACH]
and then this one
[ATTACH=CONFIG]87134[/ATTACH]
i think hubby is leaning towards this idea.. the floral is overwhelming him
[ATTACH=CONFIG]87143[/ATTACH]
06-16-2010, 03:28 PM
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I always put at least 3 borders of different widths on my quilts. It helps to pull out the colors used in the patterm and is an easy way to make the quilt bigger. I have seen even more borders used and it looked really nice. I would use the green 2", white 2 or 3 " and the color you have pinned on as a very wide outside border. Even wider for the first 2 inner borders would be ok. If you want to make the quilt longer then make the end borders wider and the side borders narrower. I have done that and it looked nice, too. Maybe even use the floral as one of the borders. Your #3 looks great.
As a binding I think I would get the borders on first then decide on the color of it. Then go for whatever looked best of those 3 or 4 borders or even the floral, or whatever I had enough of left over. I think any of the colors you used would look good for the binding.
By the way, your quilt and colors together is very pretty.. I love that pattern and am going to make it, too.
As a binding I think I would get the borders on first then decide on the color of it. Then go for whatever looked best of those 3 or 4 borders or even the floral, or whatever I had enough of left over. I think any of the colors you used would look good for the binding.
By the way, your quilt and colors together is very pretty.. I love that pattern and am going to make it, too.
06-16-2010, 03:32 PM
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Very pretty quilt....I would do a small green, larger peach and then the floral as the outer wide border (or is the floral the dust ruffle?). I would suggest that you or your quilter do something different in the outer borders and then an overall design in the middle...that will bring it all together. I'm a long arm quilter if you couldn't tell.....just my suggestions....no matter how you finish it it's going to be beautiful. Thanks for sharing....
06-16-2010, 04:14 PM
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I like the first picture! Here's my lover's knot. Everyone seems to like the corners that way.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-40452-1.htm
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-40452-1.htm
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