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Old 07-26-2011, 07:47 AM
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Hot pink (the color of the butterflies and some of the flowers) flange, then narrow black and then a final 3 inch hot pink.
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Old 07-26-2011, 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Ripped on Scotch
I'm going to be an odd ball out here but I think I would do a solid black thin border and then a purple. Then I would bind it with leftover pieces from the center.
I was thinking thin black as well as it looks like that one fabric has a black background and then maybe the green.
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Old 07-26-2011, 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by pipp5
Originally Posted by Ripped on Scotch
I'm going to be an odd ball out here but I think I would do a solid black thin border and then a purple. Then I would bind it with leftover pieces from the center.
I was thinking thin black as well as it looks like that one fabric has a black background and then maybe the green.
I agree with the thin black border then any other color from the quilt.
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Old 07-26-2011, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by pipp5
Originally Posted by Ripped on Scotch
I'm going to be an odd ball out here but I think I would do a solid black thin border and then a purple. Then I would bind it with leftover pieces from the center.
I was thinking thin black as well as it looks like that one fabric has a black background and then maybe the green.
me too ;)
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Old 07-26-2011, 11:14 AM
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I would go with white or black or both
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Old 07-26-2011, 11:24 AM
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DO a 1/2 inch border in the black, then a wider outer one in the pink.
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Old 07-26-2011, 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by NANAOF2BOYS
ok now that the quilt top is almost finished and it is a busy quilt I must say what border color should I use to bring it out or should it be a border to tone the quilt down any suggestions? thank you
Black border would look awesome!
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Old 07-26-2011, 01:27 PM
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Very pretty. Black thin inner border,
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Old 07-26-2011, 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by BeckyL
Hot pink (the color of the butterflies and some of the flowers) flange, then narrow black and then a final 3 inch hot pink.
black is what struck me first and maybe the green, black and hot pink or the butterfly pink if you want a little softer
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Old 07-26-2011, 01:36 PM
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Hot pink border.
Dark purple binding.
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