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KandiKane 01-03-2011 07:56 PM

Love the pattern my kind of colors too.. I would not change it or add anything more to it , but thats my thought.. you did a great job, thank you for showing it to us..

quilt queen 2 01-03-2011 08:08 PM

This is one gorgeous quilt I think I like Jans idea if you want to make it larger!

Kitsapquilter 01-03-2011 08:49 PM

Beautiful quilt. I think you could add another border and it would be fine. Maybe you could use another floral as a border.
Something with some purple/lavendar in it!

katied772 01-03-2011 08:51 PM

Very pretty. Love the colors especially.

annalisa 01-03-2011 08:52 PM

I like the idea of a piano key border. Whatever you do, it will only get prettier, I'm sure!

Dee 01-03-2011 09:36 PM

Very pretty.

Jo Doherty 01-04-2011 07:17 AM

Absolutely beautiful quilt! Can't imagine changing it but you could always add another border all the way around. You would have to shop for just the right fabric to keep from spoiling it though. Great work!

gmcsewer 01-04-2011 08:04 AM


Originally Posted by Jan in VA
Turn your current design on point, let it "float" so the current borders do not quite touch the new borders, use blocks in the corners made with what remaining fabric you have - perhaps in the same "compass-type" design, and add finishing strips and triangles around them. Then if you wish you could add wider borders on top and bottom to make the quilt rectangular instead of square.

Jan in VA

To make it float, turn the quilt on point, add corners by making a block and adding half square triangles to each side of it to make a large triangle to add to each side of the quilt. Then put a sashing around each side that matches the color of the half square triangles. Then add a darker border to contain the quilt.

liwilliams 01-04-2011 08:20 AM

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I'm just going to mull all of them over for a while. I was so stuck on this project, I couldn't for the life of me think of any solutions. I really appreciate all your help.

Scissor Queen 01-04-2011 08:53 AM

Another idea would be to use the center background fabric and add borders the size you want and then use the rest of your fabrics to do floral appliques on the borders.


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