Wedding Quilt --"Sidewalks around the blocks"

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07-03-2012, 09:43 PM

#91

mrsjdt

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Oh my---just beautiful. I see a darker outside border--next to a narrower light one ---to "hold it all in" --- just my thought.

07-04-2012, 06:53 AM

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moreland

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JoanneS

I think the sidewalks give it a lovely, lacey look. I love the colors. It's a beautiful quilt. If it would still be large enough, I would eliminate the light border. If you need to make it bigger, you could decrease the size of the light border and add a darker border to it.

That is exactly what I did and I do like the looks of the darker outer border. I left the yellow border 4" so it still makes a statement.
Thanks to everyone for your lovely comments. I really am happy with how it turned out, in spite of the tears and ripping that were a part of making it happen!

07-04-2012, 07:13 AM

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dahlshouse

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Love, love your top....it looks fantastic... I like the light border but I personally think it needs a dark for binding to finish...
Could you share the name of the pattern... looked and can't find on web...
Thanks for sharing...

Last edited by dahlshouse; 07-04-2012 at 07:32 AM.

09-18-2012, 09:22 AM

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Jammin' Jane

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WOW! It looks fantastic!
They will love it forever!

09-18-2012, 09:37 AM

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Helen S

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Very pretty! I think I'd have added a narrow black border before adding the lighter border, but, as Peggy suggested, it would make a nice area for the LAQ to do something special, so maybe bind it in black to pick up the black in the background fabric?

12-24-2014, 05:13 AM

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WisWis

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I love the floaty feeling of the quilt and I like the broader border.

12-24-2014, 05:42 AM

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Barb in Louisiana

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Quote:

Originally Posted by WisWis

I love the floaty feeling of the quilt and I like the broader border.

I agree with you. This quilt really demonstrates how the placement of colors can totally change the end result of a block. I haven't made a "Thinking Outside the Box", but looks like this one is moving up higher on my Bucket list.