Need some help with colour
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Hi every one
I have been looking at this quilt for a week now and just can,t figure out that to do for the boarder around it . Not sure is I should go with a brighter colour or a dark colour.
I made some Aunt Eliza,s stars for it but it just does not work .
As I have said before my eye for colour is not the best .
So if you have any ideas on how to make this quilt pop out for me i,d really appreciate it .
And thanks for your help.
Tom
I have been looking at this quilt for a week now and just can,t figure out that to do for the boarder around it . Not sure is I should go with a brighter colour or a dark colour.
I made some Aunt Eliza,s stars for it but it just does not work .
As I have said before my eye for colour is not the best .
So if you have any ideas on how to make this quilt pop out for me i,d really appreciate it .
And thanks for your help.
Tom
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It's beautiful, but if you want borders, how about a 1" finished gold from the center of your colours and then a 2" finished pink and then bind with the dark? Each of us have our preferences, that's what I would chose.
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what about orange with white dots.
Thanks for the help
Tom
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Do you have enough of any of the fabrics in the quilt for borders? I would not introduce another fabric unless it had all the colors in it. I would put a 1 inch border of one of the fabrics, followed by a border the same size as the squares. I usually lay the fabrics with just the amount I am thinking for the borders showing. I leave it where I can see it often. Usually within a day I know if it will work or not.
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I'd do a 2" orange and then a 4-5" dark (I can't tell if it's brown or burgundy) with the same dark color binding. I'd use colors that were solid or read as a solid. If you decide to use a white, I'd try to match the off-white of the quilt. It's a beautiful quilt, Tom.
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