Yes, a sports car should be red! I had not thought of that. Our Corvette is red, but two other sports cars we have are black and silver. (These are old sports cars...my husband is a sports car enthusiast...and when you tell someone you have 3 sports cars, they think you are rich. We are not rich...:) but our car insurance guy sure likes us!!)

I have an idea to try out if anyone is still reading this thread. This idea is not for the borders, as I have to play with those ideas tomorrow when I have the time, but I am thinking of adding another piece around the outside of each side....well, I guess it would be a border, but it wouldn't be my "final border." If you look at the picture of he quilt, there is a red or gray frame around three of the Corvettes, and 3/4 of a frame around six of them. I am thinking of adding a black border, except where that border would form the 4th side of the frame. I would add either a red or a gray piece there, to complete the frame. That would give me 9 framed Corvettes, and black if there is not a frame to complete.

That would make it look more complete before I do a "real border."

Clear as mud, huh? If anyone got that, what do you think?

Oh, I got my fabric on ebay. There are quite a few Corvette fabrics there right now.

Hi, just was on E-Bay and purchased 2 yards of Corvette fabric. Great Christmas surprise for DH. Many thanks for the tip. Can't wait to do a quilt for his new C6! Bookmarked your post, would like to see your finished quilt for inspiration.

Thank you.

i would use a thin black border next to the quilt and a larger border in red.
I think the black would give it definition and the red would make it Pop.

Took me a minute but I got what you are going for and I think that is a great idea! All the cars will stand out that way. Then add whatever borders you like. Can't wait to see the results!

I like the idea of a thin black border and then a red. Not a big fan of gray. Good looking quilt though.

Checkerboard came to my mind first.

I have some great fabric that I just got at Beverly's that is red background with racing flags on it....you could go online and look at it.

I would pick up the blue with a nice border in the blue color and then a black.

I think a thin red with a wider black. very nice quilt.

I was thinking black and then red. I love red!

Checkered flag pattern all around with red binding

i also think blue with a smaller black first.

I would use a black framing border and then a black checked fabric like racing flag for the borders. I would bind in red. I do like quilts that pop.

That is cool ... I have 2 assistants like yours. I was thinking a triple border ... black then thin red or gray and finally a chunk of black again. Kinda like matting in a frame.

I agree.

I thought of blue too but I think they gray and black will make it for male or female.

I think the checkered (black and white) for the outer border, and experiment with red, ble or gray for the inner border. I am leaning toward the red inner border. But you never really know till you lay it out.

I like the black and grey suggestions, but I agree with Sandyo that blue would bring out the cars.

I agree!

I'd love to see a narrow strip of black as first border (maybe 1 inch at the most). I do that to a lot of my quilts - it makes a strong frame effect. Then for the last border I'd find a print that "reads" solid dark gray. That outer print would give it some texture with the print but read solid. Maybe a print that has a bit of movement in the pattern The binding would be either the black or dark grey fabric. You still want the cars to be the "main event" that your eyes go to.
Good luck. Please post a picture when you are done. We'd love to see it.

Joann's has some black and white checkered fabric that looks like a checkered racing flag - would pick up the colors as well! Do a solid border, perhaps 2, then the checkered flag border on the outside.

I think it would look nice with white a blue like the cars, and then black, each one wider than the next. Very nice quilt

Like the others, grey and black

Maybe sandwich the check between black. smaller inside and larger outside

Yes the gray and black would make the quilt stand out. Great idea.

Please tell me where you got the material?????
A friend of my DD wants one done.
please email me!