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arline423 01-16-2011 01:56 PM

I second the motion. Lovely quilt.

CarrieAnne 01-16-2011 02:04 PM

Its really pretty!

NUTMEG10 01-16-2011 02:49 PM

Beautiful

ddrobins1956 01-16-2011 02:57 PM

I'm with Greensleeves on this also, green would be a nice binding.

kwendt 01-16-2011 03:02 PM

I vote with those who say... 'no' to the extra light colored border. The more I look at it... I think I'd (for myself) choose a very very dark blue or even black for the binding, to make the quilt 'pop' more.

But then, I'm one of those who like high contrast... and I'm a new quilter... so...

ahhh... forget what I just wrote! (lol!)

It's a lovely sampler quilt!

IBQUILTIN 01-16-2011 03:48 PM

I would add the green and bind it in the blue if you have enough of it left

wolph33 01-16-2011 03:49 PM

love it

Margie 01-16-2011 05:03 PM

That is lovely

sewbizgirl 01-16-2011 05:24 PM


Originally Posted by dunster
I love your proposed outer border and would bind with dark violet.

ditto that!

K.P. 01-16-2011 05:37 PM

Personally, I like a wider outer border, but I would use a color a darker as oppose to lighter. I was always taught that, with the exception of a dark border to 'stop' the action in the quilt, the outside borders should be a bit darker in color than the previous


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