Nice piece of work - and without a pattern! I love it. You are inspirational! :)

Awesome quilt!
Pam,you do such lovely work...always a pleasure to see.

Nice job! If it was mine I think I would put a 3" border just to finish it off and tie it together.

Beautiful

I think such a special quilt might like an added touch of a special border.?

Absolutely stunning Pam! I do think it needs a border though, to give it room inside it's frame. How about just a plain one in that black on black to give you scope to get some of your fabulous quilting on there? Would look great in a coffee or old goldish thread...

Unbelievable that you did that without a pattern! Outstanding! You could simplify the border and just do a solid rather than a 4 patch. Nice work!

Wow! That is a beautiful quilt!

WOW!!! What a beauty....

First of all, your quilt is beautiful ! I love the colors and it looks so well made ! You don't mention the depth of the mattress it is going on, but a 68" x 89" quilt on a 54" x 75" mattress will have a 7" drop on each side. If that is enough for you, then I wouldn't add a border. If you add the other rows, and it becomes 76" x97, it will have an 11" drop on each side, if I have my figures right. I like a generous drop on a quilt, but either way, your quilt is gorgeous !

Wow! That is gorgeous!!

That is so pretty you did an awesome job.

that is a beautiful quilt.. if it hangs on the bed where you want it to it is done. I like miine to hang down enough to cover and box springs so I would make it bigger.

WOW it too is beautiful ayou did a great job

IMHO I think your gorgeous creation should be a little larger, depending on the mattress and your daughter's future bed size. Right now the quilt will maybe just barely cover the sides of a 7"-thick double mattress. If your daughter has a mattress any thicker than 7 inches, buys a pillow top mattress set down the road, or goes into a queen set later, your quilt will be way too small and might be relegated to a cupboard.

Wow! Its gorgeous...

I agree. I've loved seeing this one come together, it is just stunning!

Thank you everyone, you are all so generous and kind. I like the idea of a slim border and then a little larger one. That means I'm going to need more fabric since all I have in black is the JR strips.

I think I can handle doing that rather than a 4-patch border.

Is that ever a beautiful quilt!!!

Gorgeous quilt.

This is gorgeous! a work of art!

That is absolutely beautiful quilt. I love the colors. I sorry but I think it needs the border. A frame around the masterpiece.

The colors re outstanding, the pattern reminds me of the storm at sea.

I was thinking about this quilt a few days ago, so I was soooooooooo glad to see you posted on the progress! I LOVE (I wish I could make those letters bigger!!) this quilt. I love the colors, the pattern, everything about it. You did an amazing job!

It is beautiful leave it.

Beautiful !! ;-)

Wow!

This is so pretty!!!! I love the colors in it and the pattern is amazing!

Gorgeous quilt! I bought this as a kit as the Houston show years ago. I think it has just moved up on the list of "must do" projects. Thanks for the inspiration!

Stunning quilt.

I have been seeing your post and the progress of this quilt, it is very nice--I think I need to do one!! I vote for the borders, I think it would give it a nice finish, and I always think bigger is better!! What if she gets a bigger bed??

beautiful quilt , i think with or without the borders it will still be beautiful

It is gorgeous. I would leave it as is!

How about a plain border using you darkest batik. It would frame your quilt. Only drawback would be that you would have to buy some more fabric if you don't have enough, darn. :P

I think a solid looking batik border would set off the piecing. Something very simple. :-)

Don't know if you're done, I'm sure the border you described would be beautiful but I certainly know how you feel about not wanting to do one more thing on it. I guess the question is this. If you didn't put the border on it will you look back with regret some day?

That is absolutely gorgeous. How could anyone possibly make such an intricate pattern without a pattern? You a way out of my league. That's a quilt I would die to have. You did a beautiful job. I would definitely put a border on it to act as a frame.

So beautiful,just love the colors.

Ok, how about this? A 1" strip of Bali Handpaint in black, a flange in gold, then 3" of the patterend?

I envy those people who can make their own patterns just by looking at something, my hats off to you!