Need some help
#12
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Valley of the sun, AZ
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(sorry, I messed up the cropping and was too lazy to go back and fix it)
Here's an idea of what it would like with borders - darkest purple, med purple, med pink, lighter pink.
These borders are 10" (sides) and 3" (top/bottom) for a quilt that will be ~60x95
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Here's an idea of what it would like with borders - darkest purple, med purple, med pink, lighter pink.
These borders are 10" (sides) and 3" (top/bottom) for a quilt that will be ~60x95
[ATTACH=CONFIG]390037[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]390036[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]390038[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]390039[/ATTACH]
#13
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Join Date: Mar 2009
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I would add a very narrow border of a pink (solid-reading) and then the wide dark purple to frame it. If you added more bargello strips it would take away from the ribbon design in the center in my opinion. I would also not embellish the border for the same reason.
#14
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Timmins, Ont. Canada
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Your top is beautiful I would make borders purple and you could make narrower borders until it is the width you want it. Like 2-1/2" - 3-1/2" etc. I have done that many times. I think smaller borders will look nicer. You could finish with a 4-1/2" or 5-1/2 unfinshed last border.
#15
You could add a border of the purple, narrower at the top and bottom so as not to make it much longer, but wider and more in proportion....like a 2" border at the top and bottom, but a 6" border on the sides.....if you don't have enough of one fabric, then do a 1" on top/bottom, and a 4" on the sides, then do another border of another fabric, also doing a wider set on the sides.....JMHO....but it is a beautiful quilt and someone will be very happy with it
#20
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