split rail with pinwheel accent and question about borders
08-28-2012, 11:04 AM
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split rail with pinwheel accent and question about borders
I have this top together and need to decide on the borders. I'm making it a queen size. Do you think the flower fabric accent for one of the borders is too weird? I was planning on a thin border next to the blocks, then two other borders, 4 or 5 inches each.
08-28-2012, 11:49 AM
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I like the two outside borders, but I'd like the narrow one a more defined color - like the dark blue in pinwheels. It needs to contain the colors in the quilt so they don't bleed. That smoky blue blends a little too well, IMO. I love the happy flower border and the blue outer is good, too.
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08-28-2012, 12:15 PM
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I like the two outside borders, but I'd like the narrow one a more defined color - like the dark blue in pinwheels. It needs to contain the colors in the quilt so they don't bleed. That smoky blue blends a little too well, IMO. I love the happy flower border and the blue outer is good, too.
The blue in the pinwheels is a little too light of a royal blue and doesn't set off some of the other blues in the split rail enough. Guess there's more fabric shopping in my future!
08-28-2012, 03:18 PM
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The floral border is wonderful with the quilt.
My mantra.....If YOU aren't doing the work, the fabric has to. It means, when the piecing is simple (what is more simple than a rail fence?!) then the fabric can be busy to add texture, movement, and interest to the quilt. (Thank you, Mary Ellen Hopkins for that bit of wisdom)
Jan in VA
My mantra.....If YOU aren't doing the work, the fabric has to. It means, when the piecing is simple (what is more simple than a rail fence?!) then the fabric can be busy to add texture, movement, and interest to the quilt. (Thank you, Mary Ellen Hopkins for that bit of wisdom
)Jan in VA
08-28-2012, 05:05 PM
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Thanks everyone. Irishrose, I was thinking about a dark navy blue for the narrow border, or a deeper brown than the other browns in the quilt, but thought I'd see if I could get away with the fabric I already had The blue in the pinwheels is a little too light of a royal blue and doesn't set off some of the other blues in the split rail enough. Guess there's more fabric shopping in my future!
The blue in the pinwheels is a little too light of a royal blue and doesn't set off some of the other blues in the split rail enough. Guess there's more fabric shopping in my future!
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