Love it! It is very wild and I agree black and white border would be too much and take away from the quilt. I vote solid black border.

I think a piano key border for sure! It would be beautiful using leftover colors. Nice job!

It is a lovely quilt.

I'm with rmstress. If you do piano keys you're using the black and white anyway........AND......you're adding another design element. Doesn't that just pull your eyes another direction? the black and white has already been introduced and in a checkerboard will just be a repeat of a design element that is already there. perhaps do a small checkerboard border, then finish with a solid black "frame". I also liked Ditter's suggestion of B&W Tone on tone. You have made a Stunning quilt in my opinion.. we all know I'm a bit of a wildchild when it comes to color and design sooooo. If you finish and don't like it I'll send you my address!! BTW.. what's the pattern and where do I find it? It's truly a knockout!

Personally, I like the piano key border idea. But if you just want to "calm" it down, perhaps a white border with black binding would help.

beverly

I vote for a narrow black border and black backing. I love bright and bold colors. Great job. :thumbup:

I would do the black and white squares. I think it would echo the black and white in the centers of your blocks and look nice. It's not more color so I don't think it would make it too busy.

If it were my quilt, I would put a black border, then a two row border of black and white checkerboard (4 patches), and another row of black. And I might bind it in red.

I like your idea to finish with thin blace border all around and maybe make a piano key border with leftover fabrics from the top.
Very pretty quilt. Great job.

I wouldn't put a border on it I would just bind it in black to match all the sashings.

Absolutely beautiful, so bold and bright. Good job, what is the pattern?

I think if you did it the original way that the checkerboard in the middle of the two borders would be fine , it would carry your interest out to the edge of the quilt.

I think a generous, black border would be sufficient.

I think I might use white if it were mine :)

I agree also. And loving that quilt!!!

Try a two inch black, then a 3 - 4 inch red. Should do it.

Beautiful!!

I'd like to see a wider black border.

I see no OOPs, only a beautiful quilt in the making. God bless.

I see a couple of people have been asking about this pattern. It's called a Magic 9 Patch or Next Generation, not sure which one. Anyway, here's the link: http://lynbrown.com/?p=1096

I still haven't finished the top. I did put on a narrow black border followed by a wider white border. I'm not really fond of the white, so instead of taking it off, I going to increase the seam allowance to a 1/2" when I put on black binding and call it a day.

Thanks everyone for your suggestions! :thumbup:

I like piano key border, but it (IMHO)would distract from the pattern in the quilt - too busy and too different. The quilt is so beautiful as is!

A wider black border and I would call it done

What a cheery quilt - makes me grinj out of sheer pleasure.