Go Back  Quiltingboard Forums > Pictures
Paper pieced top done but? >

Paper pieced top done but?

Paper pieced top done but?

Thread Tools
 
Old 11-29-2014, 06:05 AM
  #51  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 644
Default

WOW​!!!!!!!!!! Speechless am I.
silverfoxmag is offline  
Old 11-29-2014, 12:03 PM
  #52  
Super Member
 
fireworkslover's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: St. Cloud, Minnesota
Posts: 1,653
Default

I would suggest pining up sections of the fabric you are thinking of using for borders, preferably on a corner. Leave it on your design wall for a few days or longer. Look at it at different times of the day, before you decide what to do.
fireworkslover is offline  
Old 11-29-2014, 12:34 PM
  #53  
Super Member
 
LindaMRB's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Athens, Georgia
Posts: 1,700
Default

Originally Posted by ruthrings View Post
Good grief, Lady!! Talk about starting out big!! I would have stopped after the first square, wherever the square is! That is a work of art! Alternative to enlarging. .. . send it to a museum!!!
I cannot say it any better . . . except the Lady part.
LindaMRB is offline  
Old 11-29-2014, 12:45 PM
  #54  
Super Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Tallmadge, OH
Posts: 5,120
Default

OMG, you are a new quilter? You are awfully brave, but it's beautiful! I'll leave answering your question to others.
matraina is offline  
Old 11-29-2014, 03:21 PM
  #55  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 492
Default

I cannot imagine the time and patience needed to make this lovely quilt. That is a grand prize winner for sure.
LindaJR is offline  
Old 11-29-2014, 03:43 PM
  #56  
Super Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: dallas tx.
Posts: 5,172
Default

wow, I love this quilt. I love the pale yellow, blue, green etc. background. It really gives depth to it. Stunning!
barny is offline  
Old 11-29-2014, 03:51 PM
  #57  
Super Member
 
gramquilter2's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Somewhere North
Posts: 6,180
Default

That is a fantastic quilt. I'd keep the added borders simple so your center is the stand-out.
gramquilter2 is offline  
Old 11-29-2014, 04:00 PM
  #58  
Member
 
SillyStitcher's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Sturgis, MI
Posts: 51
Default

It's beautiful! Nice job!
SillyStitcher is offline  
Old 11-30-2014, 07:45 PM
  #59  
Super Member
 
Caswews's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Quilting, crocheting, sewing and crafting in my Sewing Room...Peaceful and wonderful !!
Posts: 5,317
Default

Very pretty !!
Caswews is offline  
Old 11-30-2014, 09:13 PM
  #60  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Texas
Posts: 451
Default

I feel less is more with the borders. I'd add very narrow sashing maybe 1.5" of one of the darker colors then 3" or so of your black followed by one more round of a lighter color in slightly wider width possibly 2.5" then a final round of black in whatever width you need to cover your mattress. and would bind in black also. Nothing could be easier than that, but to my eye, anything more risks distracting from that jaw-dropping, spectacular center! maybe even just one sashing strip would do it. if you lay it out on your bed, you can see where the art ends in relation to the drop of your bed and that might determine whether you want one or two inner sashing strips.
mea12 is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Cindy2sew
Main
6
10-30-2014 07:48 AM
craftybear
Links and Resources
11
03-11-2011 06:46 PM
craftybear
Links and Resources
1
02-16-2011 12:10 AM
Quilt Mom
Tutorials
42
01-11-2011 11:05 PM

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off



FREE Quilting Newsletter