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Which color for binding ... Blue or Red?
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Hi! Trying to decide on binding color for a gift quilt. I'm using American Jane's Provencal fabric which is primary and secondary colors with cream. The backing will be a cream muslin that works well with any of the pindot "solids" that you can see in the design. I'm torn between the Navy Blue and the Red — but I also love the lighter Blue so that's an option.
The quilt is a gift for my sister who loves Navy blue (and all blues) but uses red as an accent color. What say ye all? Attachment 635687 |
Well I think the blue will just blend in with the quilt. But, the red will bring out the red in your blocks.
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There is no wrong color with this fun quilt. You have so many good ones in the quilt. What I do when I am undecided, is to tuck about a 5 or 6 inch section of the fabric under the quilted top and take a picture. You can use multiple fabric colors and see which one you really want for the finished product. Another thought....With this quilt, I think a pieced binding with several of the fabrics in the quilt would match the overall fun, sampler look of the quilt. Just try not to let a seam end up in one of the corners.
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Either the red or dark blue would look nice. I would do a bleeding test on the binding fabrics since the backing is cream muslin. Take a red scrap and a blue scrap and put then in separate cups of hot water. Squeeze out the water and place the scrap on a white paper towel to dry. If the paper towel remains white then the fabrics are not bleeders.
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I think the navy is my choice to frame the quilt.
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Voting for a navy value blue. Lovely quilt
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Navy would be my choice too.
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As much as I love red in everything, I think I would have to go with a navy blue for your quilt. I would audition a few pieces & see which one looks best before making a final decision.
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You could due a flange binding with navy as the main fabric with the red as the flange. (accent).
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Lighter blue gets my vote.
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