Fine bargain - but what should I do to finish it?
#11
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I am in agreement with the other posters. New fabric would look new, but I do like the idea of a dark border, I would go with charcoal, navy or dk brown. That would frame it nicely. I also wondering why you want it bigger. a 4 to 6 inch border would give you a nice size quilt.
#14
I would do a small 2" "stop" border of Ivory or Cream on the inside, then a large 6"-8" solid color border on the outside. The solid borders should "frame" the scrappy quilt nicely without being distracting. I think a chocolate brown outer border would look nice - to match the chocolate triangles in the quilt.
#19
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If it were mine, I wouldn't add to it. I might secure it with a pale border or one to color match with the darker triangles, and a backing fitting for the fabrics. Perhaps I'd quilt around the squares, and then fold it up and add to a bookcase or piece of furniture rarely used. That's my opinion of what I would do.
#20
If you really want to extend it I would suggest a narrow dark border or narrow muslin, followed by a slightly narrower red polka dot border and then a final wider border to match the first narrow border.
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