I posted a picture asking for advice and this is what I ended up doing. Here is finished product that was a gift for Christmas. Thanks for all the input.

Oh, that is gorgeous. You do good work!

Beautiful!

Oh that turned out so pretty! Good job!

It turned out BEAUTIFUL!

I like that you kept the integrity of the center panel - your borders and binding added a wonderful finishing touch

Really looks great!

What a nice job you did....happy quilting

Beautiful! You did a wonderful job on this quilt :D:D:D

Beautifully done!!!

It's lovely. That's for posting the results!

Wow, that turned out really nice. :thumbup:

Your quilt turned out so lovely! You should be so proud of your work!

very nice.

Now aren't you happy you didnt cut it up!! You did a great job!!!

Great job matching the colors, and well balanced borders! Looks like our suggestions worked!

Very nice.

Stunning !

This is a very beautiful quilt. You did a wonderful job on it.

Yes, that turned out great, and I am glad I was able to see it finished.

Love it! Great job. Does it have a home yet???

How Pretty
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I like it before you added the sashing, cornerstones and binding and I like it after you added them. Beautiful quilt and great work. You did a good job.

Turned out GREAT!

very pretty!!

wonderful

very pretty

OMGoodness!!! That's so beautiful! :thumbup:

wonderful

TUrned out very nice :)

Wonderful!

I love the final result, but I'm curious .. did you have completely redo or rip out the stitches in the first? It was very pretty too, but the final was what tied everything together.

I'm so glad you didn't cut it up! It's gorgeous!

I like that alot. I love your boarders!!!

Quick, easy and beautiful.