Hi, I just finished the top for the queen quilt I have been commissioned to make. NOW, I am not sure about the second blue border strip. What do you think - please be honest. Should I take the second blue border off? I hope you can see them okay in the pictures.
I will be using this color for the binding so even if I take it off, there will be a small amount of that color on the outer edge. I just don't know if I like it this way - thanks for your opinion, I value it. Everyone is so great on this board!

I think it is OK. You might want to check with the person who commissioned it.

Good point! why didn't I think of that... LOL

I think it looks fine. But is it bigger than you want it to be? I love the look of a binding contrasting with the outside border.

I like the second boarder. since blue is my favorite color I may not be the best person to ask.

I like the second blue boarder. it helps to frame the quilt to me. and with the binding being the same fabric i think that it really works.

I like it with both blue borders.

Unless the quilt would be to small or the owner really wants that pieced border I would eliminate it all together. I usually end my quilts with a very narrow border of an accent color, say the blue and then a wider border in a solid if the quilt is busy, before doing the binding. IF you have enough left of the yellow print for the wider border it might look great.

I guess I would check with the person you are making it for and see what size the quilt needs to be.

It's funny you should say that, that is what I was originally going to do, the blue border, then the beige. I know it looks kinda yellow in the pic but it actually a very pretty beige. These are the colors she chose. I just took a picture with the beige instead of the piano border - I will send that to her to see what she thinks of that option. THANKS!!

I would do just the small blue binding :)

Not sure what you mean - small blue binding with the blue piano key border, or with the beige border? I do value all of you opinions. Really confused about this. Something just doesn't feel right about it, trying to figure it out. The gal is paying good money for it and I want her to be happy. I will definately give her all the choices and let her make the final decision.

I much prefer the beige border in the last pic. There's something strange about the other one.
Beautiful quilt!! I love blues!! :D
Let us know what she decides.

I agree that the larger boarder helps frame the quilt.

I like it that way. I would just add a final border to top it all off

I like them both and have no real preference. Good job.

I see no problem with the second border. Looks great to me.

I liked the piano keys but would sew a strip on edge like the strip you did before the piano keys and then add the binding in blue. It would balance the border. I also like the tan border. But I think it does need some kind of border. Anxious to see what you end up doing. Beautiful quilt. Sally

I like the beige boarder and then the blue binding

I like it with the extra blue border.