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    Old 09-12-2015, 10:02 AM
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    I agree with the green sashing. Now if you could only make my grandson one--I have had the panel for 3 years !! This year he went into kindergarten--I best get busy or he will be graduating high school--lol ! Hope to see this when completed so I too can get ideas.
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    Old 09-12-2015, 11:54 AM
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    I would do the sashing in green. However, it may look nice if you use the colourful fabric for the border.
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    Old 09-12-2015, 12:22 PM
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    Thank you for the thank you and I like it with just the green. That way the baby can concentrate on his "ABCs" and not be distracted with with the stripes. And since I am a retired 4th grade teacher, they can sure be distracted. You are doing a beautiful job!!!!
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    Old 09-12-2015, 12:26 PM
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    What about white strips in between and the green/white for a 1" border? Since it's a baby quilt you want it easy on the eyes and the focus should be on the cute little alphabet blocks. I think the stripe is too busy for the theme of the quilt.

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    Old 09-12-2015, 01:31 PM
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    I really like the green with stars fabric you chose for between the letters.

    I agree that the stripe added between the letters is distracting.
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    Old 09-12-2015, 02:28 PM
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    Originally Posted by ManiacQuilter2
    I prefer to use the strip for the border and keep the same green sashing.
    Same here.
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    Old 09-12-2015, 02:45 PM
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    What a cute quilt you've started--and perfect for a teacher's baby . I like the green, clean and simple without the busy border. But I can picture a black border around the whole thing and then the rainbow stripe as a binding cut on the bias. The black would make the letters stand out, and the stripe would make the colors pop.
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    Old 09-12-2015, 02:56 PM
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    I would use the stripe for cornerstones between the green, and then again for a small border inside a wider green border.
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    Old 09-12-2015, 04:55 PM
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    So many great ideas! That's what I love about this board. I do plan to use the stripe for binding. I didn't want to buy more fabric; however, I do like the idea a few of you had to add solid color borders in a few of the colors within the blocks. Since I need to widen the backing anyway, I can use some of the solid colors to breakup the stripe. Aaahh and my stash grows. Hahaha.

    Thank you all for sharing your ideas.
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    Old 09-13-2015, 04:36 AM
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    So many good ideas. I prefer the green sashing. I love the idea of cutting the stripe on bias for binding. I will remember that for a future baby quilt!
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