MimiBug123

I would leave it. Nobody but you will notice. Call it a design decision and let it go!

JoanneS

Ask the mom what she thinks. You are driving yourself nuts over a problem that may not exist! If it bothers her, too, accept WMD926's generous offer.

IBQLTN

It is beautiful! While the friend paid for the fabric, she did not 'commission' you and she knows you are a beginner.

Leave it alone. If you think you have to tell her then fine but I'd just leave it be and see if she says anything. You could always drop a little hint about how much you learned about fabric while working on the quilt!

I walked away from three beautiful yellow and gray fabrics at Joann's for the exact same reason. As it approached the selvages the pattern veered off a good 3/4" to 1-3/4". When I mentioned it to the gal cutting the fabric she said, "Well, it is what it is do you want it or not?" I was a little peeved at her comment to tell the truth.

adamae

I ike the idea of making triangles w black and blue for the border....and it is thoughtful of someone to offer to send you matching fabric from her stassh. Pic please when done.

matraina

How about cutting it on the lines in the fabric and then cutting in on the next set of lines. At least it would be the same width.

fmhall2

To me it isn't that noticeable down here on the bottom. But I know how you feel. I really had to look hard for it. Good lock on whatever you decide to do.

1screech

Quit stewing on it. A non quilter might not even notice. I think it is fine and I would leave it. Put a right binding on it and your eyes will skip right over it. Sometimes we fret over things that really don't matter in the whole scheme of life.

MissQuilter

Any way you look at it, it is an absolutely beautiful quilt!!!! She will treasure it.

carolaug

I agree with this post. use a solid fabric for the border. Not sure what color you have for your prints but many colors work for a solid border. Check your stash.

quiltingnd

Thank you to everyone that offered suggestions and a super big thank you to WMD96 for the offer of the fabric. I decided to use what I had and I actually kinda like it. I tried to minimize how/where it wandered and tried to line up the top and bottom border to the sides. I don't think it turned out half bad.

BUT...I learned a huge lesson. Pay attention to your fabrics and stay far far away from fabric with lines.

I still need to quilt and bind it. I am a little nervous about using this fabric for the back but am more aware and will pay closer attention when sandwiching it together. Thankfully I am just binding it in black so that will be the easy part. (And my favorite..I love hand sewing the binding!)