Opinion: Thick or thin border?
 

I'm still working on my husband's memory quilt and can't decide if the outer border should be 1.5 inches (same width as the lattice and diamond border) or 3.0 inches (twice the lattice and diamond border). Any opinions?

I like the look of the wider border. Your quilt is very nice.

like the wider border.
Nice quilt.
I like the 'button' squares...are they parts of his clothes?
Where did you get the fabric that has the words...or is it embroidery....or sections of tops?

The button and pocket squares are from my husband's shirts. (He died last year.)
The squares with words I designed and had printed by Spoonflower (www.spoonflower.com). When I tested printing on fabric, that the ink washed out too much. For those squares, I took pictures of my husband's shirts and use the picture as background.

If I needed the extra fabric for size I would go with the wider border. If not, I would go with the first picture and then red binding. Or if I wanted to do a fancy feathered quilted design on the large blue border I would go with that OR.....yep no help at all am I?:D

both look great. maybe go a little bigger than the thinner border to square the quilt if you have to.

lol, you think like i do ;-)

I think the wider border balances the quilt blocks. You have made a beautiful quilt.

The wider border gives you more quilting options. I like it - nice job.

Nice quilt. I like the wider border. I think it makes the diamond border "pop" more.

Wonderful idea, it is so lovely. I like the wider border.

I like the thinner one myself. The other one makes the diamonds look off sides.

I like the narrow border.

i like the first one

I haven't made that many quilts but my vote is for the 1st one also.

I vote for the wide border.

wide border in my opinion. Great quilt. Love the colors. Calm and soothing, yet great pop to make it interesting. Great Job!

I also like the wider border. I really like your quilt in memory of your husband. Very nice.

For a while I thought I was the only one who liked the thinner border. :)

Thanks for the info.
Checked out the Spoonflower link. When I have more time, I am going to have a closer look at that site. Looks interesting.

My condolences on the loss of your husband.

Thanks again.

hi the second one the wider

Ok I'm going to suggest a third option - making it half way between the two widths.
Unless you are going to do very special quilting in the border, the wide one seems too wide. But the first one doesn't seen quite right either, hence my suggestion of in between the two widths.

The quilt is beautiful either way so I am of no help with your border. I am sorry for your loss.

Wider looks much better to me -- it balances out the size of the blocks better. Lovely quilt!

Wider is aesthetically more pleasing. :)

Jan in VA

Wider for sure. Great job!

I vote thinner. I think it puts more focus on the blocks. Also, what a wonderful tribute. So sorry for your loss.

I agree, wide border with red binding!!!!

I like the wide border. I think it sets off the read diamonds.

wider borders are to my liking, beautiful quilt.

I like the larger border. Nice quilt

I vote for the wider border.:)

It's a great memory quilt! I like the wider border. What a beautiful accomplishment.

What a wonderful quilt! I like the narrower border. To my eye, it makes the red squares more striking.

My vote is the 1.5" border, but with either one this is a beautiful quilt.

Nice quilt.

I would have to flip a coin and then probably still wouldn't be able to decide.

I like the wider one!!! Your quilt is awesome! Great colors and great job!

I like the wider one - it helps to make the squares show up more.

Wider! It's beautiful, by the way; love your prints and the way you've put them together!