Dina

I finished the center of a Log Cabin (purple, red,white) and I think I have decided on my borders. My question is....how wide would you make the outer border? At the moment, it is 4 inches on my design wall (as I have several extra 2 1/2 strips and have sort of stuck them together to look at), but I am thinking that 6 inches would look better.

This is not the design I started off to make, but when I got my 16 blocks done, they just didn't look like I thought they would, so I kept rearranging until I got this one that I like. It is called Barn Raising. In hindsight, I think there is too much white in this, but I still like it.

So, how wide would you make the outer border, if this was your quilt? The red will finish at 2 inches.

Thanks for any opinions, and thanks also for those who helped me decide what color to make the center of each block.

Dina

Cybrarian

Hope this link about using the Golden Ratio to determine border widths will help you, it has helped me.
https://comestitchwithme.com/2014/09...h-for-a-quilt/

Jane Quilter

Love it as is...........red = 2 inch and blue=4 inch.

mjpEncinitas

I do like the idea of bigger purple/blue border.

Dina

Yeah, the picture does make it look sort of blue, but visualize royal purple.

Dina

redquilter

I love it and I don't think there's too much white. It makes it so clean and crisp. I like the borders as is.

brandeesmom

Very pretty! I like the borders as you have them pictured.

pojo

Very pretty quilt.

cjsews

I like what you have The red same as your center squares and purple same as two purple sides together in your layout

ube quilting

A fabulous quilt and I really like your choice for the borders.
peace