need some opinions on this border please! white flag here! :)
07-25-2012, 12:59 PM
#41
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Pretty quilt. I agree I'm the same way when it comes to it screaming yes. That border does not do that for me but..... what I would lean towards if it were mine would be a very scrappy border just like the little 8 patch blocks you have in the quilt but in the border width you are wanting on the quilt though. Assuming you have that much left over scraps. Keep us posted. I wanna see what you decide.
07-25-2012, 01:59 PM
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okay! what about this???????
these are finished sizes! a 2" cream border with MAYBE a 1" blue then 6 inch piano keys scrappy all around and finished off with 2" of cream and bound with oh hell ill find something to bind it with! what does that sound like? i can see it in my eye just wish i had eq7 already so i could SEE it! let me know what you think of THAT and thank all of you so very much for all of your help you are all fantastic!
these are finished sizes! a 2" cream border with MAYBE a 1" blue then 6 inch piano keys scrappy all around and finished off with 2" of cream and bound with oh hell ill find something to bind it with! what does that sound like? i can see it in my eye just wish i had eq7 already so i could SEE it! let me know what you think of THAT and thank all of you so very much for all of your help you are all fantastic!
07-25-2012, 02:44 PM
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In all seriousness, I really LOVE that first picture. It's almost as if the quilt is sitting within another (giant) block. It's different, yet is of the same spirit. The more I look at it, the more I like it!!! It just seems to belong. My vote is for the first one.
I see the majority, so far, disagrees with me. LOL Well, I tend to think outside the box, so am used to that.
Since your sashings are all rather plain, I think a solid border would be a bit . . . well, plain. For me, the floral border brings it alive. 
Maybe a narrow, dark blue border, between the two . . . but I'd definitely keep that floral!
I see the majority, so far, disagrees with me. LOL Well, I tend to think outside the box, so am used to that.
Since your sashings are all rather plain, I think a solid border would be a bit . . . well, plain. For me, the floral border brings it alive. Maybe a narrow, dark blue border, between the two . . . but I'd definitely keep that floral!
07-25-2012, 03:43 PM
#49
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I agree with Lori, you want to take all the time you need finding just the right fabric to frame all your hard work, which is lovely! I think a narrow darker blue inner border would be perfect, then the outer border.
07-25-2012, 04:06 PM
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