Feathers

I like the one with the wide white border with the 4 Patches and the wide blue sashing...#3. I like the others but 3 appeals to my eye the most.

gollytwo

[quote=quiltluvr]Of those three options, I prefer #1.

#2, too much white border.

#3, not crazy about the 4 patch, it competes with the center squares.



I completely agree

Tcharlie

Option 1

Unless you plan on doing some type of fancy stitching along the outer border, then I pick option 2 if you added some type of special stitching within the blank canvas of material.

jnagy1206

I like #1 better. It looks scrappy, but planned. #2 looks like you decided to add borders later. Whatever you decide, hope you post the finished quilt.

Gramma

#1

quiltsRfun

Thanks to everyone for your opinions. #1 is the clear winner in my survey. Here's the story behind this post.

I originally intended to do this charm quilt with no borders, just charms for the whole top. Then I thought maybe I'd alternate charm blocks and plain muslin blocks. But I did a 9-patch similar to that and didn't really like the results. So I started playing with other options. I really like layout #1 but it was too small for the size I need. So I added the plain border (#2). That was acceptable but as some of you mentioned it just looks like I added a border. From there I went to #3. Maybe a little better but it didn't really appeal to me. Actually, I only posted this layout to see what you'd think and was surprised that it came in second.

I really need the larger size so now I've taken your comments and come up with Option #4. I think this might be my solution. What do you think? (Ignore the white background behind both quilts.)

hilda Vest

I like option#3. The white spaces provide "rest for the eyes."

AnitaSt

I vote for option 1.

Andii

I like number 1 with the thin outer border as the inner border and the framing inner borders as the outer border ;) Know what I mean?
Andii

JEM65

Personally I am going for number 2 - it has a classic look with the crisp white outer border but is still patchwork soft.