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    Old 06-16-2010, 05:16 AM
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    You have strong diagonals in your quilt. To stop the eye from going off the edge of your quilt, you need a hard solid border. I would use a solid dark red for a narrow border and then use either of the other two blues. Love the colors!
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    Old 06-16-2010, 05:17 AM
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    I like B but with a 1.5 inch border between, and A fabric for the back.
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    Old 06-16-2010, 05:33 AM
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    I like A; in the second photo the border matches one of the blocks and it blends too much, your eye goes away from the design of the quilt.
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    Old 06-16-2010, 05:40 AM
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    Choice A
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    Old 06-16-2010, 05:40 AM
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    I like choice A. I have always heard that you don't want the border fabric to touch a block of the same fabric. It makes it look like the block is running into the border. Does that make sense? Lynn
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    Old 06-16-2010, 05:44 AM
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    I think a 1" white border first, then choice B around that would look good. Love the colors!
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    Old 06-16-2010, 05:52 AM
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    A
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    Old 06-16-2010, 05:58 AM
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    I really like your quilt, no matter how it's put together! Great colors! I tend to lean toward Choice B - I like how the border print looks with that one.
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    Old 06-16-2010, 06:51 AM
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    Originally Posted by erstan947
    I like to use a thin (one and one half inch) border like black or a complimentary color (not a fabric in the quilt) to stop the eye then add one of the blue's you have in a wider border. Just an option. Love the quilt. Wonderful colors
    I agree, however if I used a complimentary color (not in quilt), then I would use B for the 2nd wider border. If two borders is not an option, then I vote for A.
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    Old 06-16-2010, 06:56 AM
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    I agree
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