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    Old 02-22-2013, 07:12 AM
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    Originally Posted by KarenK
    Just a thought . . . I think I would finish the stars at the edges of the center . . . then add a border of the background for float . . . then add borders. [ATTACH=CONFIG]397005[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]397006[/ATTACH]


    I love this idea!
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    Old 02-22-2013, 07:14 AM
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    Need it simple to tone down action of quilt. Your plan works.
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    Old 02-22-2013, 07:20 AM
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    i say go plane and make a design there when you quilt it. i think solid boarders are nice. and if you use a batik it will be really nice becauseof the texture. or even a tone on ton. just my two cents. post when you are done.
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    Old 02-22-2013, 08:21 AM
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    Love the original design!! At my house the border would need to be lighter so the dust bunnies under the bed wouldn't show too much.
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    Old 02-22-2013, 08:17 PM
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    I agree with LyndaOH.
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    Old 02-22-2013, 08:55 PM
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    I would take off the blue and do the whole boarder in the pretty purple. I held my hand up against the blue the the purple made the quilt come alive even more! Or I would take away the purple and blue and add a soft green to match the light green in the quilt. Just my opinion. It is pretty the way it is.
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    Old 02-22-2013, 09:04 PM
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    I like the picture exactly as it is. It sets off the rest of the quilt.
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    Old 02-22-2013, 09:21 PM
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    Definitely Plain borders. Somewhere for the eye to rest.
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    Old 02-22-2013, 09:38 PM
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    I would go with either the blue or purple but not both. I would do about the same width as the blue with which ever was chosen but split it and have a narrow white stripe running through the center to tie it to the quilt top.
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    Old 02-22-2013, 09:41 PM
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    What a beautiful quilt you have made. IMO, I think the dark blue is to much for it, but the purple brings out the rest of the pattern. If you do want the blue in the border, try a thin blue border where you have the purple & a wider purple around that. Just my thought.
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