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    Old 03-21-2011, 03:19 PM
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    Myself, I would add a narrow black strip, narrow color strip and then a wider black. That would really make the center stand out. When adding the narrow color strip, you could even use a different color on each side.
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    Old 03-21-2011, 03:46 PM
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    Love it!
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    Old 03-21-2011, 03:47 PM
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    Black sounds good to me :o)
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    Old 03-21-2011, 03:52 PM
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    I'd stick with the black. Lovely, lovely quilt!
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    Old 03-21-2011, 03:55 PM
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    Your carpet looks like the ideal border.Having plain black might be a bit too harsh for the dancing colours but breaking the black up with a small spot would be ideal.In actual fact, the carpet looks like a very dark, steel grey and that is why it looks good - because it doesn't dominate or compete with the centre.
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    Old 03-21-2011, 04:02 PM
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    Wow what pattern is this?

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    Old 03-21-2011, 04:13 PM
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    Beautiful quilt & I would just use a black border so you don't take away from the blocks.
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    Old 03-21-2011, 04:19 PM
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    Your quilt is stunning! Love how you made the squares come alive. They look 3-D. The planning must have been mind boggling. Are your black stripes one inch finished or cut one inch? Is the black plain or a print? I am seriously considering making this to use up my stash. How big is your finished quilt?
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    Old 03-21-2011, 04:27 PM
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    IMHO- Cut a narrow border of the stripes, in random order (as in quilt), and put a wider black border on either side of it? Same for binding stripes?
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    Old 03-21-2011, 04:32 PM
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    I looked at this and immediately thought - black border with a bright binding
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