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wow, loving that! I wish I had a flair for matching up fabrics. I do ok, then look at other ppl's stuff, and get blown away. :D

Beautiful fabrics. I love the pattern. She is going to love it.

That is beautiful, Eddie! I just love the soft colors in Aviary. You did really good matching up the stripes.

I like both of the borders.

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Originally Posted by tlrnhi

Will you adopt me?
I love it!

Me too! Me too!!!

Beautiful quilt Eddie!! I love it and I'm sure that your daughter will love it too. Have you though about a 1.5 and 4.5 for the borders. I use those measurements a lot on many quilts I have made.

Great job, one lucky girl!

Beautiful quilt, Eddie! Gosh my Dad once made me a hamster cage but never a quilt! Just to throw a spanner in the works, I like the 1" 5" border layout! But maybe you could audition Gayle's suggestion of 1.5" 4.5" as well?

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Originally Posted by Eddie

Thanks for all the kind words and encouragement, it's much appreciated! :)

I have the blocks all stitched together now, so am ready to start on the inner and outer border. As stated previously, I'm going to use the green fabric for a thin inner border and the light background fabric for a larger outer border and backing. The green will then be used for the binding as well.

I need opinions on the borders. I had initially planned to do a 2" inner green border and a 4" outer border. But when I layed materials next to the blocks to get a visual on it, the inner border of 2" looks too big to me (see pic below). So I tried it with a 1" inner border a 5" outer border and it looks better to me. The binding on either one would be about 1/2". What do y'all think? Which one do you like better, the 2" / 4" combination or the 1" / 5" combination?

Eddie

I prefer the 1/5 combo - then again I am new to this game LOL.

Whichever YOU find pleasing on the eye you should go with I think :wink:

Tisha

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Originally Posted by sewjoyce

I think I like the 2/4 combination best. Which one does your daughter like?

I agree with Joyce. I like that combo.

So, when are you sending it to me?