Do You Think This Border is Overwhelming?
07-20-2013, 06:59 AM
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It comes over too busy and too bright. I could see that crème yellow that is found in some of the corners of the small stars work. Remember though that once on the bed the borders will fall down and it might look very different. Also we are all looking at picture on a different monitor so in real life it might not be as drastic as it look on the picture. Sometimes I just want to call it a day and get done. It is a gorgeous quilt.
I finished this top today. It is called Blackford's Beauty and is destined for my eldest DD's queen sized bed. Because of the piping on either side of the narrow border, this quilt is spectacularly flawed. I am satisfied with the piecing (which took me over a year to do ... just a bit every evening), but I could not get the piping to cooperate ... need I say that I will not be putting piping on any more quilts?
As I auditioned fabrics from my stash, the one I chose for the border seemed to be perfect; now that it is attached, however, it seems to jump out and annoy me. Although I'm not changing anything about this quilt (except for quilting and binding, I am done!) but I am attaching a not-very-good picture and would like to know what you think, in particular about the border. Thank you!
As I auditioned fabrics from my stash, the one I chose for the border seemed to be perfect; now that it is attached, however, it seems to jump out and annoy me. Although I'm not changing anything about this quilt (except for quilting and binding, I am done!) but I am attaching a not-very-good picture and would like to know what you think, in particular about the border. Thank you!
07-20-2013, 07:00 AM
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07-20-2013, 07:02 AM
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07-20-2013, 07:09 AM
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Sorry ... I deleted that picture and took a couple more with the small border also off the edge of the bed, which is how I think it will fit on her bed. Meanwhile, my camera batteries need changing before I can download the latest pictures.
07-20-2013, 07:23 AM
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Well I like it and think its beautiful! What most folks aren't considering is the fact that when it's on the bed, the borders will not be that visible! That being said, I think if you must do something different, the idea of trimming it down and adding another border sounds like it would be so much easier than ripping! Great idea.
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