What do you think???
 

I need your input ladies..... :) Some time ago I was able to get for a decent price most of the leftovers of a craft shop which closed a few years ago, there were FQ, yardage, remnants, unfinished project, etc. too. Amongst them I found this unfinished quilt top, it had some pieces already sewn together, others just partly and finally after quite a bit of twisting and turning and a bit of unpicking I managed to get this together (I think there were also a few pieces missing... :( ) I had to add an extra couple of borders to make it comfortable enough for a lap quilt. Now I'm debating on the binding.... Should I make it in the same red as the small border (although I think it would take away from the middle pattern) or I have some of that fabric which I bought and used for the larger border left, or I have some bits and pieces of other fabric in different shades of blue, with small flowers or batik, and sew them all together to make the binding orrrrr....have you got another colour idea I could use????

Personally, I like to use the same fabric as my last border to bind a quilt. So of course, that is my suggestion for this quilt. It is a great pattern. Glad you finished it.

I think the red would frame it nicely. Love your quilt.

I'm with Marilynsue, but I also think the red would be a nice finish. Love the pattern, and great fabric choices!

I also would use red as a border.

I think red would frame it nicely.

Have you thought about white?

Another vote for the red here... lol. Although I think a medium/dark blue like in the blocks would look good too and make those stand out creating an illusion the secondary pattern is more prominent in the design.

Yep, I say red.

Love the quilt. Like it just the way it is, I would bind it to the back.

Very pretty, I think the darker blue would make a nice frame.

Very pretty quilt!

I would make the binding from one fabric, because using a scrappy binding may detract from the center. I would audition the border fabric and the red fabric first. I'd also probably audition a darker blue fabric similar to the one in the center with the black (?) squiggles - something like a tone-on-tone or marbled, something subtle.

I lay my audition fabrics under the edge of the quilt so just the width of a binding shows. I stand back to look. I take pictures. Sometimes I don't like any of them. Sometimes I leave it up for a day or two or three. One of the fabrics eventually jumps up and grabs me and says "I'm the one!" :)

Another vote for red.

I would use a dark blue...... think it would bring out the dark blue in floral blocks.......... you did a great job saving the top.
Good luck on what ever you decide. Hope you post a followup picture of the quilt when done.

I like what you have done with this quilt. I would bind it in red. :)

I always like the darkest color for the binding. Why? Who knows. LOL. Just do.

I think you will find the red binding will take away the impact of the center. I would opt for the same blue as the outer border. Audition. Fold about 1/4" of the red fabric over the edge like binding for about 5-10" then do the same with the blue. Compare and see which one you like best. Absolutely love the quilt, by the way.

My vote is for a nice off white cream color :)

Pretty quilt ....red gets my vote for binding

I vote for the darker blue you have in the center.

agree with Marilynsue, I like to finish with last border.

My vote goes with the darker blue

Really pretty quilt! I think I would use the fabric in the center (dark blue w/ red floral) as the binding.
Would really tie it all together nicely (imho) ;)

Great job! I go with marilynsue.

A darker solid blue matching that in your border fabric would be perfect, I think better than a red. Using the floral print might be too busy next to the border print.

It is gorgeous and I vote for a red border. Wonderful work as usual.

I vote for the darker blue. That's me ! Hugs

That's a nice quilt and would do red.

I think red binding would be spectacular and here is why.....your reds appear to expand out like an expanding universe or an exploding star. Your eye is drawn to the center red and then they follow out to the red points. Adding a red binding would continue that look creating a sense of infinity. Just my opinion. :)

Red or blue would work for me. Both have merits for this quilt. I would not, however, use a scrappy binding for this.

Red would be nice - but I think a dark blue would frame it nicely and not detract from the reds.

IMHO, I would do it in blue.

I would use the red, you did a great job saving this quilt top.

I am different, I like the idea of a slightly darker blue than the border you have. Like the med blue. I think the red is going to detract your eye from the focus in the middle.

I would either use the blue of the outer border, or my preference, the red. Good luck. It was definitely worth finishing and you did a great job putting the puzzle pieces together for a nice final project.

I would try to find something similar to the mid blue, and not worry if it wasn't "perfect."

I would do the binding in either the border fabric of blue or the inner border red. Either way it's a great
country look. Hope you enjoy after all the work you've put into it. :)

Faux piped border (red piping, blue binding) would look spectacular and echo the last two borders. Also makes it so much easier to machine sew down the binding. Here's a great tutorial. http://www.thequiltshow.com/os/blog.php/blog_id/5489

What do you think about navy blue as a binding?