Scrappy Strings Border Suggestions
03-21-2011, 04:59 PM
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I think I would do the border primarily black at least but whatever you choose it will be right. The choices you have made on this quilt already are gorgeous. Just audition for a few days on each choice if you can. See how they each strike you when leave and re-enter the room for a few days.
03-21-2011, 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by yonnikka
I think a border of alternating black with your jewel colors would look nice. Each block would be half a triangle. Use your blue strips (for example), and only make the bottom half of your strippy triangle. It is a 4-sided figure, a flat top with sloping sides. Try several different varieties of borders, and audition them, before committing to one. Love double and triple borders, adds a look of strength and stability to scrappy quilts, in my view.
03-21-2011, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by NorBanaquilts
I did a layout with graph paper and wrote on each muslin piece the colors needed for the block. I only messed up one out of 120 :oops:
Originally Posted by PWinston
Gorgeous scrappy string quilt. Would you mind sharing with us your planning process so that your blocks came together so each of the four HSTs of the same colors met and looked like a block? Any practical hints/suggestions you could share would be appreciated.
Oh, yes, I think a black border is all that is needed to frame this gorgeous quilt.
Oh, yes, I think a black border is all that is needed to frame this gorgeous quilt.
Did you have to be careful as to how you placed the color strips to get the 3D effect or does it just work out? This quilt was love at first sight for me. Thanks!
Robin in TX
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