Help! Is border too big for size of the quilt?
08-03-2015, 06:52 PM
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Wonderful quilt, you've done fine work with lots of vibrant colors. I agree with the others that one row of cowboys is enough, and I would also extend the sashing that's around each block to the top of the first row, then a black inner border to rest the eye before the cowboys appear, and after them I would put another black border. It's going to be a very striking quilt.
08-04-2015, 04:42 AM
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I see I am the first to respond . . . but I do believe the cowboy border is a bit overpowering. You have many smaller pieces in the squares in the body of the quilt and the border has a pretty close repeat so it becomes very prominent. It also has a limited and vibrant color - black/brown with the graduation of orange to yellow. Just my opinion. I really like the body of the quilt - lots of interesting patterns and colors. Please share when you make your decision!
08-04-2015, 04:56 AM
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In my opinion, the cowboy border is just too much. It gets lost in all the busyness of the quilt. I think the quilt needs a solid border, to give a finished edge look. If you still want to use the cowboys, use a wider first border to separate, then add a single row of cowboys. And I think I would make the sides the same as the top....that would help to give it a framed look.
08-04-2015, 05:34 AM
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Wonderful quilt, you've done fine work with lots of vibrant colors. I agree with the others that one row of cowboys is enough, and I would also extend the sashing that's around each block to the top of the first row, then a black inner border to rest the eye before the cowboys appear, and after them I would put another black border. It's going to be a very striking quilt.
08-04-2015, 06:30 AM
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Thanks for all your suggestions and expressing your opinions. It is a western theme quilt, the cowboys looked great when I spied it in a Kansas Quilt Shop. In semi-darkness, they frame the whole quilt and look great. Considering a small braid of the brown and yellow/gold about three and one half inches, then the one row of cowboys...reducing the size by a couple of inches each way. . . 96 by 104 would be a better size.
08-04-2015, 07:35 AM
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Wonderful quilt, you've done fine work with lots of vibrant colors. I agree with the others that one row of cowboys is enough, and I would also extend the sashing that's around each block to the top of the first row, then a black inner border to rest the eye before the cowboys appear, and after them I would put another black border. It's going to be a very striking quilt.
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