Paper pieced top done but?
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Paper pieced top done but?
Just finished my first Jacqueline DeJonge quilt top called "Curling Colors"... sorry for the not so great photo. It is only 60 inches square and seeing I am never going to hang it or make it into a lap quilt...I am in a bit of a quandary. I am beginning to think about expanding it into a king size quilt. My thought was to frame the top with a triple frame of possibly orange, yellow and a parrot green then more black (?) and finally binding it with a rainbow batik. I am a fairly new quilter and to say this was a challenge is putting it mildly, but I could use some ideas. If you have seen this pattern elsewhere, you likely know I have expanded on the color pallet used in the original...so I am looking for some adventurous suggestions but not one that suggest a lot more piecing...I need to recover!
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That is just stunning. I have heard that her patterns are quite challenging to say the least. I think you are on the right track with the borders you mention. I would plan it so the last colored border hit the edge of the mattress. In the "More Black?" portion (the 'fall' that hangs off the edge of the mattress) I would think about scattering some small tumbling blocks to echo the ones in the quilt, especially if you have some left over fabric from the ones in the quilt. You could piece them into the border, or applique them, which would be easier.
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Great quilt. It's nice to see a guy doing some piecing, especially from my favorite designer. I was trying to envision what you were talking about for your borders and I guess I need to see it in a pic form. I use Yahoo as my search and put in "New York Beauty quilts". There are many pics there with different type borders, that might just appeal to you. A couple of them use some flying geese for parts of the borders. Others use applique and some feature a jagged edging. I'll be looking forward to seeing what you decide on. My link for the images is https://images.search.yahoo.com/sear...+beauty+quilts
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