I need some border ideas please
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I am in the process of making this quilt and want to add about 18 inches with the borders. Somehow, just plain borders seem a little boring, but I'm not sure how to compliment this design. Any suggestions would be appreciated. There will be one more row of blocks on the rt. side and the bottom, so the inside will measure about 64 X 80.
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I would suggest a “float” border, narrow, of the background fabric so your blocks float. Then perhaps small log cabin blocks, maybe just a center and two rounds, using the colors already in the quilt but no background fabric. Then another narrow border of backgroundfabric. Then maybe a solid border of one of the blues or greens, or a piano key with the colors.
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I’m with QuiltE. The design doesn’t need a border. In fact, the outer half blocks form their own cool scallop pattern. I know the LC blocks are time consuming, but I really think another row of whole blocks plus 1/2 blocks, as shown, around the outside, would look great. Then if you still needed something, maybe red narrow (about 3-4”) birder and a scrappy binding would be cool. There us so much visual interest in the pattern already that a solid border would not be boring—it’d be calming.
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No matter what you decide to do, I think I would go with an even number of units both crosswise and vertically.
The current layout (is it complete?) would drive me nuts because the design on one side is "open" and on the other side is "closed"
The current layout (is it complete?) would drive me nuts because the design on one side is "open" and on the other side is "closed"
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