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    Old 02-26-2016, 10:12 PM
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    Love your quilt! I'd start with a small light border. Then maybe find a multi-colored print that takes in many of the colors. Maybe something geometric or something like that. Something that would tie in the colors and frame the quilt.
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    Old 02-26-2016, 10:22 PM
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    I like white for it, same as the background.
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    Old 02-27-2016, 06:32 PM
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    I try to use a different color or at least a lighter shade of color not in the center. then go from there to achieve the size I want it to be.
    BTW it is beautiful.
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    Old 02-27-2016, 06:44 PM
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    Pretty top! I's do a smaller turquoise border, followed by a larger dark (blue) border. Please do show us what you decide on.
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    Old 02-28-2016, 04:20 AM
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    I like a narrower - 1.5 inch finished of the white in your quilt and then an outside border. It like the piano key border. You could have corner blocks of the pinwheels in the 4 corners.

    I also like finding a larger print that has the colors of the pinwheels in for something different.

    Whatever you decide, use a color that is already in the pinwheels vs adding a new color in there.
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    Old 02-28-2016, 04:25 AM
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    I would do a dark narrow border-maybe a dark blue-then a yellow, turquoise or orange wide border

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    Old 02-28-2016, 04:41 AM
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    I would definitely use a pale light colored (even the background color) border then the sky is the limit with what you put as the final border. I would also consider using a pinwheel cornerstone on the border. Great job.
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    Old 02-28-2016, 06:46 AM
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    You could also do each side of the border in a different color pulled from the quilt. It would continue the scrappy look.
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    Old 02-28-2016, 06:50 AM
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    I would use a turquoise narrow border and then a darker print border that has the colors in it. Pretty quilt!
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    Old 02-28-2016, 06:57 AM
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    Originally Posted by QuiltnLady1
    I would put a narrow band of some color that is not in the outside blocks (I would go dark rather than light since it would make the blocks pop) to stop the pattern (white would continue the pattern for the white blades). Then I would do the piano keys around the outside.
    I agree with what she said. Dark inner border will make the blocks pop!
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