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    Old 05-24-2013, 02:11 AM
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    Wonderful suggestions! My personal choice would to use a solid color binding only. Since you would like to use a border, there is no doubt it will look fantastic as well. Whoever wins the raffle is lucky!
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    Old 05-24-2013, 03:40 AM
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    Beautiful!!
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    Old 05-24-2013, 04:19 AM
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    A dark blue border (wider than the very light one between the red) would look very nice then maybe a red one too. I think plain would be the way to go since there is so much going on in the quilt itself. Beautiful quilt!
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    Old 05-24-2013, 04:51 AM
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    Of the fabric auditions KarenK posted, I like the first one best and I would make the inner border narrower. Beautiful quilt. You did a wonderful job!
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    Old 05-24-2013, 05:30 AM
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    This is absolutely gorgeous! Did you design this yourself? You are so creative. I would simply bind it with a dark color, or, if it needs to be larger, use a dark border. Would love the pattern.
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    Old 05-24-2013, 06:20 AM
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    Pretty quilt.
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    Old 05-24-2013, 06:30 AM
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    The dark blue or green you have would be a make a great border and make the rest of the quilt pattern pop.
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    Old 05-24-2013, 06:33 AM
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    I would go against the majority and do another pieced border of some type. Even piano keys would be better than just a plain border. You could take any one of your pieced borders and repeat it or you could add checkerboard boarders.
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    Old 05-24-2013, 06:40 AM
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    Really love the quilt. I agree with most people, a darker border with a smaller inner border would frame the quilt and give the eye a place to rest. Using blenders rather than a solid would make the contrast a little less stark, and as the name implies, blend with the design.
    Karen: Great design tool, nice to see in in the fabric.
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    Old 05-24-2013, 06:43 AM
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    Originally Posted by lfletcher
    You could just bind it as is. I think that last border you have on now is really nice and could be your final border.
    I agree! I think a pieced border would be overkill and a plain border would look like you were just thing to make it bigger for no reason. I think it's perfect the was it is!! You did a great job!
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