MommaDorian

I just finished a small lap quilt, about 32" x 32". Right now it has a 3 1/2 purple border, but the purple is just too light to be on the outside. If I add a darker border should I go bigger than the inside border? Or smaller?

alikat110

Bigger.

MommaDorian

How much bigger?

katier825

Fold some fabric out at different widths and see what you like. I'm guessing 6" or so with the 3-1/2" border you already have.

grammyp

Could you just bind it in a darker color?

sahm4605

I would go with a second boarder. but post a pic and we can tell you better. I would also go with a darker purple or a green that would go with the quilt top. but that is me. and you can bind it in a third color and make it a thick binding.

MommaDorian

Here's what I ended up with. I trimmed the original purple border down and added a 4" blue border. I didn't have enough of the blue fabric to make them any bigger. I think the borders look ok, but the rest of the mistakes..not so much. lol

Thanks for everyone's suggestions.

charlotte625

I think it is pretty and I like the border

snipforfun

Looks really cute. You did good!

blueangel

Looks good.