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Old 11-29-2013, 07:16 PM
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I like the blue, too.
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Old 11-30-2013, 04:49 AM
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You don't need a border at all. It looks great as is. But if you feel it would "finish" the quilt, how about using the bright blue, perhaps 1", and then using your scrap pieces, and then another slim bright blue?
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Old 11-30-2013, 05:06 AM
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I would put a narrow border of the green, then the blue. I think the blue works better if you use the green first. The heart fabric is interesting too, but I wouldn't put it next to the quilt. I would add a third border and put the green first, then the heart fabric, then the blue.
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Old 11-30-2013, 05:49 AM
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Lovely quilt. You could do a 2 color border-1 side in the blue and 1 side in the green with mitered corners for a frame and then then add another border if needed. It looks great even without any additions!!
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Old 11-30-2013, 07:09 AM
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I like the blue for a border, as there are bits of the colors in the quilt. Great quilt.
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Old 11-30-2013, 08:23 AM
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I am always fascinated by these type of questions. I think a bright blue stop border would be great. When I first looked at the quilt, before reading the question, that was what I thought. I really like stop borders because it signals a transition, at least to me. The quilt reads predominantly blue to me and I think the blue would be a suitable choice. Please show us your finished quilt. It is very pretty.
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Old 11-30-2013, 12:07 PM
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The green one in the middle
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Old 11-30-2013, 01:31 PM
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I like the blue, too. It makes a nice frame for your quilt.
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Old 11-30-2013, 01:53 PM
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I would use a 2 1/2" red border for punch/or frame and the blue for finish
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Old 11-30-2013, 06:19 PM
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I like a narrow white border of the white. Maybe 2 inches finished. THen add a wider border of the 2 inch blocks like you have in the center. Pretty quilt. Or the narrow border then a piano key border of the fabrics in the center.
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