need help with borders

Mary, what I normally do is add a 1 or 1.5 inch inner border to stop the pattern and then add a wide border (whatever size suits you). Sounds like you have enough of the background fabric which could be used for the inner border and the focus fabric could be used for the outer border. The quilt is lovely, by the way.

AliceW in NJ

Thanks, Alice. Do you think the tan would stop the pattern? I do agree that I need a stop strip. I'm leaning towards the blue or pink.

another idea to think about........thanks, Jennell

I think anything but the green would work very nicely.

Narrowish border of the background green to frame. Narrow strip of the yellow--or, even a folded piece of it.......then for wider last border, you could do four more blocks and use them as cornerstones.

This is so gorgeous. Please share the final with us!

Happy quilting,

Lenore

Thank you for the ideas and compliments. I will definitely post a link when I finish the top.

This is a bit off the wall, and it depends on how big you want the finished quilt to be. But......

*I* would do a narrow (1/2"-1") light or bright border, a wider (about an inch and a half to 2" at most) dark green border and an even wider border (as wide as you can make it, at least 3") of the pansy print, to show off the print.

Great blocks and wonderful setting.

Pati, > I've assembled BOM+1 today but unsure on borders. I have a couple yards

Thanks, Pati. I'm leaning towards the widest border being the pansy print.........because I like it and I have a lot of it.

My thought would be to do pink or blue border to stop the pattern, then the green twice as wide as that, then outer border of the pansies, twice as wide as the two inner borders combined. Audition the pink or blue to see what goes best.

Just a thought. When I do multiple borders, I sew them together making a complete unit before adding them to the top, doing side-side-top- bottom. This way the inner border of top and bottom lies across the width of the side borders, and creates a frame. Hope that is clear?

G> I've assembled BOM+1 today but unsure on borders. =A0I have a couple yard= s of

Very clear.......thanks.

I think I will confiscate Dad's pool table and spread this out with the pansy as a large border and the different solids as narrow borders. I really appreciate all the suggestions.

The pool table is a wonderful idea. My SIL uses one for big family dinners. You wouldn't have to take it over forever, just a few days will tell you what's 'ah' and what's 'no'. Polly

As usual, I'm going to offer my idea before reading the rest!!

First border, about 3" wide of the pansy fabric. Second border - can't decide on width at the moment - made with triangles of all the colours used in the quilt - isosceles triangles of a base width to fit the length of the border, with cornerstones perhaps instead of trying to get the triangles round the corner. Third border, the green, don't know about width, again, sorry. . In message , maryd writes

That's lovely! I might audition a narrow (1" or less) frame of the darkest material, the one from your alternating blocks, and then a wider border, maybe 3" of the pansy fabric.

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Thanks. I never would have thought about triangles.

Thank you. I'm getting a lot of ideas to audition