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sylviak 07-29-2011 01:55 PM

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Thanks for all the help with the baby quilt binding! However, I just finished the dinosaur quilt for the 2 yr old and I had thought I would just use the fabric from the black with colored dots from the first border or the light green from the second border for the binding. So I previewed: No to the black with dots, but the green looked OK....then I noticed an orange, so I previewed that and I looked and looked......OK, I'll let you look...3 pics.

Quilt before bindiing
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Orange and green preview
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Varigated thread close-up
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ibeesewin 07-29-2011 01:58 PM

Adorable quilt....I like the green.

grayma 07-29-2011 01:59 PM

I like the quilt. I also like the green better than the orange, in my humble opinion.

loves_2_quilt 07-29-2011 01:59 PM

The dot fabric

medots 07-29-2011 01:59 PM

either one

donnajean 07-29-2011 02:01 PM

I think orange for binding as you already have the green inner border. Beautiful quilt!

mom-6 07-29-2011 02:01 PM

I really like the green!

mimom 07-29-2011 02:07 PM

green looks better against the purple than the orange does

marknfran 07-29-2011 02:09 PM

Awesome quilt! I like the green, too.

amma 07-29-2011 02:15 PM

Love this quilt! I am partial to the orange for the binding :D:D:D

GrammaBabs 07-29-2011 02:19 PM

Here's what i do...i love them both, but i always use the one that comes the closest to "using up the fabric"... that's my goal and i stickin' to it!!!! :)

magnolia 07-29-2011 03:05 PM

I think they would both look good. But, I really like the orange best.

cdarts2 07-29-2011 03:09 PM

Hey,I have an idea. I noticed that any of the colors in that quilt works, so why not use all of them, one of each color around the border laid out the way the orange and the green are to repeat the variegated thread.

QuiltingGrannie 07-29-2011 03:10 PM

Love the quilt.

I like the orange as binding because it will draw your eye into the blocks. The green will guide your eye to the inner green border.
Just my opinion.

S D G 07-29-2011 03:16 PM

I like the orange best.

indycatcarol 07-29-2011 03:19 PM

I also like the orange. Gives a little more "final" stopping point.

grammajojo 07-29-2011 03:20 PM

Great quilt! Any child would love it. I like the green the best.

BeckyL 07-29-2011 03:26 PM

I like the green the best too

SuziC 07-29-2011 03:34 PM

I like the orange. It brings out the purple to me

blueangel 07-29-2011 03:40 PM

I like the green

BeckyB 07-29-2011 03:51 PM

I too like the orange!

sahm4605 07-29-2011 03:54 PM

i am going to throw a wrench in this. I would go with a blue if it were me. the green would look out of place or make the purple that way and the orange is not my color. I think that a nice blue would be wonderful or another black would look good.

AFQSinc 07-29-2011 03:54 PM

I love orange with purple so I would go with the orange.

ccb2200 07-29-2011 03:55 PM

Love it.

ploverwi2 07-29-2011 03:56 PM

the gree is awesome.

CoriAmD 07-29-2011 04:11 PM

Darling Quilt :thumbup: Definately the green for me

thimblebug6000 07-29-2011 04:47 PM

I vote for the green :-)

Granny Quilter 07-29-2011 04:59 PM

The green. I think the orange clashes with the purple print it would be next to.

the casual quilter 07-29-2011 05:03 PM

Either would look great, but my favorite is the green.

erstan947 07-29-2011 05:07 PM

I vote for both too. It would add to the fun of the quilt:)

ube quilting 07-29-2011 05:11 PM

Whats the backing material on this cutie?

I like the green but will it work with the backing?
peace

Diana Lynne 07-29-2011 05:11 PM


Originally Posted by sylviak
Thanks for all the help with the baby quilt binding! However, I just finished the dinosaur quilt for the 2 yr old and I had thought I would just use the fabric from the black with colored dots from the first border or the light green from the second border for the binding. So I previewed: No to the black with dots, but the green looked OK....then I noticed an orange, so I previewed that and I looked and looked......OK, I'll let you look...3 pics.

I like the orange..to me it really brings out the colors

pjustice63 07-29-2011 05:12 PM


Originally Posted by ibeesewin
Adorable quilt....I like the green.

ditto

Jingle 07-29-2011 05:16 PM

When I have enough leftover, I use the same as the last border. Your quilt your choice.

katier825 07-29-2011 05:20 PM

I like the green or orange best.

alikat110 07-29-2011 05:46 PM

Why not use various strips pieced together. I think it would look great multi colored

almostfree 07-29-2011 05:48 PM

My vote is for green!

Kitsie 07-29-2011 05:52 PM


Originally Posted by ibeesewin
Adorable quilt....I like the green.

Me, too. Matches inner border.

clarinet87 07-29-2011 06:14 PM

I like the orange, and I LOVE the variegated quilting thread! The colors in the whole quilt are just fantastic! :)

gaevren 07-29-2011 06:19 PM

Oh that quilt is just too cute! For the binding...honestly it'd come down to a coin toss for me. Either one would look great!


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