copycat

I am asking for your help in deciding how to finish this art quilt I call Wonky Houses. The scene is appliqued to a fat quarter. I don't have any left over fabrics that have been used in the quilt. I was going to put a binding on it to frame the scene when a friend suggested I add a border and then binding. Sorry the photo doesn't show the details very clearly. What fabric would you choose if doing a border? If only doing binding what color can you see working?
Thanks for any advice you may have!

PaperPrincess

I would add a cream border & bind in yellow.

cashs_mom

I would probably use a cream or pale yellow border and bind in something like the background color. Maybe even a couple shades darker.

tinliz

How using fabric to make a "mat and picture frame"?

Tartan

If you don't want a border then don't add one. I might just bind it with black so it looks like a frame or maybe do a facing edge.

BonnieI

Lovely quilt! I would skip the border or do a skinny solid colored one.

Leslie333

Cute art quilt! I think it could look good with or without a border. If you can find a match to one of the light to medium greens that might look nice with the sky background and not be as big of a contrast as something lighter. Border or not I'd bind it in something dark - navy, brown, black - to give it the effect of a frame.

ghostrider

I love that! You did a great job. I would just bind it, no border, and let it speak for itself. I just don't think a border is going to contribute anything to the design. For binding color, try the darkest shade of green in the sky fabric; the shade that's above the first part of the kite tail.

lynnie

love your little quilt. love the striped kitty too

sewbizgirl

It's adorable! Since the houses are so close to edge, I think I would add a border. That cherry fabric dead center of the quilt would make a great border, if you have any more of it. Then bind in whatever looks good from there! Maybe the bright green?