gmcsewer

This idea popped into my head too. Attach a border wide enough to cover the edge of the canvas and stretch the border o the back and staple down or glue. This might allow you to flatten the picture. I love the wonky houses you have made.

Melanie Rudy

It doesn't look like you have enough batting to add a border now, unless you want to piece some batting onto the edges of the existing batting. I would bind it in a dark color similar to the sky without the border.

joe'smom

What a wonderful quilt! I am also concerned about the small amount of area remaining on the right and left. I don't think you want to lose that, which you would do with border or binding. However, I think it definitely wants framing of some kind. So I would vote for the mat and frame, or the facing (which I'm not familiar with).

wildyard

I agree that it doesn't NEED a border, but would look a little less cramped with one due to the design being so close to the edges. I would do the border as if it were a mat, probably in a color similar to the chimney of the middle house or a bit darker, and miter the corners. Then I would bind it in a wood tone or other fabric that would mimic the frame.

caspharm

I agree with the no border group. I would block it and then bind it with a dark color(dark green or navy - these look like colors in your fat quarter) to frame it. Either of those 2 colors would probably blend into the background and make the block pop.

It is very cute.

gramquilter2

Love your art quilt. I would use a binding no border maybe black or cream.

Latrinka

First and foremost, it is adorable! I would put no border, and just bind with a kind of brick or cranberry red.

gillyo

Such a cute little quilt! I've made a lot of these small appliqued quilts and one of the things I like to do is use buttons or beads in the binding. A simple bias binding with seed beeds sewn in the ditch adds a little interest. I also love to add an assortment of different sizes, shapes and colors of buttons to the edge. I use contrasting threads that coordinate with the quilt, or you can use the same color thread. The buttons also add a little weight so the quilt hangs well.

Here's an example of a bound border with seed bead detail.

faykilgore

I would do a hot pink border and binding, but that's just MHO.

copycat

Thank you for your ideas. I think once I audition fabrics that will help me decide.

No, I did not use a kit to make this art quilt. I took a workshop our guild sponsored taught by Amy Stewart Windsor called Playtime neighborhood. If you google her name you can view her link with lots of photos of art quilts. You use your imagination to design your scene. In the class I only cut out one house. I spent time drawing on paper what I wanted in my fabric playtime neighborhood. I did all the work at home after the class. My quilt has a quilt shop to the left, my house in the center, and a church on the right. I worked on the quilt in between other projects over a year.
Now to finish it and be done! Thanks again for your input.