Border Advice - D9P All Shook Up
02-07-2011, 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by DogHouseMom
My vote ... I'd make the deep purple border 1" wide then put a WIDE outer border of a softer color from the quilt outside of that. Binding ... another soft color, but a different one.
I think the quilt itself is busy enough that a piano key border would detract from it.
I think the quilt itself is busy enough that a piano key border would detract from it.
02-07-2011, 09:49 AM
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Just an opinion, but I would not use this as the final border. The color is nice, but maybe a little strong for the softness of this quilt, and it also seems like with just this border it is a frame with something else intended. Just not wide enough for the final one with the size of this quilt
02-07-2011, 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by nance-ell
Finished sewing all my blocks together yesterday and headed for the LQS. Found a beautiful batik for the border. Several customers jumped in with opinions and this fabric won! I am building a 2nd border with blocks of the original fabric, but not sure I want to use it. There are also a couple of more additional fabrics at the LQS that I could use to make a 2nd solid border. DH likes it just as it is - finish off and bind it without a 2nd row. What do you all think?
Nancy, I love the colors and the pattern of your quilt. The paino key border is too busy and detracts from your quilt. I would add a 4-5" border to the dark purple in the darkest color of any of the block colors. Then I'd add a 6-8" border of the lighter shade of which ever color you chose from the blocks. This way you would blend shades of the existing block colors and would be pleasing to the eye. The blocks are the focal point of your quilt and the border is like double matting a picture frame. I can't wait to see it all quilted. :thumbup:
02-07-2011, 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by nance-ell
I am building a 2nd border with blocks of the original fabric, but not sure I want to use it.
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