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05-10-2011, 06:33 PM

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Johanna Fritz

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05-10-2011, 06:34 PM

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Johanna Fritz

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Seems like a lot of work for paw prints. I would suggest applique the paw prints of a cat...or maybe a mouse in the 4 corners with a plain border. If you wanted to stick with paper piecing, how about a paper pieced mice and cheese border?

05-10-2011, 07:00 PM

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I like it very cute for border.

05-10-2011, 07:10 PM

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Quilting Angel

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I love this idea. How creative. Don't forget to post pics when you are done.

05-10-2011, 07:19 PM

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I really like your paw prints! Adding a small border between the prints and the cats might be a good idea. What a great quilt this is going to be!

05-10-2011, 09:52 PM

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I like the paw print border. I think it will look great.

05-11-2011, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by TonnieLoree

I see way too much green in your paw border. Can you put a sub-border of an inch or so around the cats to stop them from intruding into the border? Then size the paw border down so that they are only two paws wide?

Too much green, eh? Maybe that's what my eye doesn't like. I couldn't put my finger on it. And the idea of an inner border is a good idea too. Thanks :thumbup:

05-11-2011, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by QuiltE

BTW ... you really should have a mouse somewhere in that quilt!! :)

That's a cute idea...lol.

05-11-2011, 02:28 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by yellowsnow55

Love the quilt, love the block. If it were mine, I would probably put a narrow border in the dark and then the border blocks, using the prints in the quilt.

Making the paw tracks with the print fabrics instead of the brown occurred to me too but I thought it would make the border too busy?

Thanks everyone for your feedback. It's helped a lot. After sleeping on it and reading your ideas I've decided on two definite changes.... space the paw prints out more and add an inner border. Possibly change the background fabric too, but I think I'll keep the brown fabric for the tracks as I think I'm beginning to like that part of it. The person I'm making it for loves green and I'm trying to put as much green in it as I can.
Thanks again! When I get it all done I'll post another photo.
I knew you guys would have great ideas!