a small lap quilt almost finished. It's a sampler style.

was wondering if I want to put an outside border on or leave it with just the flower dark border.

What do you think?

Personally, I would leave it as it is and use the green for binding. It is a very pretty quilt right now.

I love it just the way it is. Great job.

Ditto what greensleeves says :D

What are you planning on using for the binding?

Binding would be the light green. Not enough purple left.

I love your proposed outer border and would bind with dark violet.

I would just bind it with the same fabric as the existing border. It is beautiful as is.

Stunning quilt

Beautiful quilt. I also have that pattern(book). Someday I hope to have a quilt that beautiful. :)

Beautiful quilt!!!

Thanks everyone for quick responses. I like that option too. I'll have to do some internet searching though to try to find more of the violet fabric. It's from my stash (2 years) and before that, it was in late Mother-in-laws stash (3 -4 years.) I finally got over the thought "too pretty to cut" and did something with it, and I'm pleased!

I have exactly 7" x WOF left of it.

I like it the way it is. Maybe use the sage for the binding?

This is my answer too! :)

I agree, looks good just like it is now, with green binding!

Beautifully done; what about a 6" white border?

If you want to mess with it, I think a pieced border would be very pretty, like a ribbon or something... It depends on what you plan to do with it, and if you want it to get bigger! :)

Welcome to the board!

That is a possibility. I have enough of the white background that could be used as a border too.

Very pretty. You did a great job.

I agree. It is beautiful the way it is now.

Very pretty, it looks good as is or go with a white border, an inch or two bigger than the first border. Whichever suits you will be the way to go. You did a great job on it.

Whatever you decided will not detract from it's beauty!
Great job :thumbup:

I like it the way it is. Just add the binding. I also like your color choices--my favorites.

very pretty!

That is a gorgeous quilt! I love the fabrics!

Very pretty and well done

My vote is no border, I love it just as it is....Great job!!!!

Beautiful! I agree with the others.

very very nice! it looks ready to me.

I like it better the way it is also. And I love your sampler blocks. Guess I'll have to add a sampler quilt to my list.

It depends on whether its size is already what you want. I might put a narrow border of the off-white then another, wider one of the blue, or another larger-scale blue print in the same color range.

Leave it with the dark border, then bind with one of the colors in the quilt.

Agree!

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I agree with this. If you want a bigger quilt, then add a white border and then a large-scale floral print in the same colors (a great excuse to go shopping!)

Beautiful the way it is....green binding added

A very pretty quilt! I really like the colours & am sure whatever you bind it with will be perfect!
Maureen

you did a great job, perfect points and the colors and pattern nice! I like it as is.

Ditto.

This is gorgeous, by the way, absolutely gorgeous. I just love samplers. :)

I agree. And very nice job.

You quilters are all so kind! This can be a 'lady in waiting' for a while. No rush, no intended recipient.

Yep, maybe I'll just do a little shopping here and there to see what kinds of dark violet fabrics come my way this spring.

And if a gift giving opportunity presents itself before then, I'll just finish it as it is.