Wanted: advice on borders

Julia, I love the look with the stained glass piece behind the rest. But that's just my opinion. I think it adds something dynamic with the dark lines in the piece. Is the method hard? Do you find it something you could take and use for your own creations or just something that is useful for making her patterns?

Sunny

I like the multi color fabric with it. Maybe a tiny black border (at least more piping?) between the border that is there and the multicolor one. What a cool project. Taria

Julia > Last fall, I took a "Piping Hot Curves" class from Susan Cleveland. I

I'm with Taria- a tiny black border or more piping and then the stained glass look border. What a gorgeous quilt!!! WOW!

Leslie, Missy & The Furbabies in MO.

Thanks, Sunny. Susan's directions are wonderful -- very detailed and well illustrated. I had a class from her several years ago and learned to do the piping in binding, and I do that a lot. I'm not sure how much I'll do the curved piping technique, but I think I will find other applications. This was my fourth class with Susan and I took it in part because classes with Susan are such fun. I think I'm fortunate that she is local for me and in my guild.

Julia in MN

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Sunny wrote:

I love it with the multi border Julia. I did decide, and then read the replies so far! Have you looked at the pictures on your website - rather than looking at it on the design wall? I think the different scale etc on the screen will give you a slightly different impression of the alternatives. I think it will be easy for you to see which you prefer. The whole quilt is gorgeous. . In message , Julia in MN writes

Use it; please use it. It add a lot to the melody I hear your quilt top playing. I would be fussy about how the darker (redder) tones fell; might need to audition several arrangements before one is just right. Eager to see the results, Polly

What's the ultimate purpose of the piece? If you're going for artpiece, skip the border. It looks more like a complete artwork standing alone without a frame. If you're going for something that says QUILT and might need to be bigger for that reason, you couldn't have chosen a better matching fabric.

--Lia, (running off to check-out the Piping Hot Curves book you mentioned)

Julia > Last fall, I took a "Piping Hot Curves" class from Susan Cleveland. I

I'd definitely use the multi-coloured fabric as the extra wide border

- it frames the beautiful gorgeous rest of that wallhanging. What a lovely job you did!! Just love it.

Sharon (N.B.)

It's fairly small (about 25" x 30" without the second border). I will use it as a wall hanging. I'm okay with the size either way.

Julia in MN

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Julia Altshuler wrote:

Yes, absolutely perfect border. It definitely finishes the quilt wonderfully.

Karen, Queen of Squishies

Is there anyway that you could insert black piping between the center area and first border ...to make the black in the center "pop"?

Julia, I'm answering before reading the other replies so I won't be swayed. I like the quilt without the extra border, as it lets the curved blocks shine. However, I also like the extra border, since it then frames the piece. I think that, no matter which you choose, it will be gorgeous! Fat lot of help I am, right? LOL!

That border is already on; I suppose I could take it off and insert piping.

Julia in MN

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MB wrote:

Hi Julia, Here's the .02 from our house:

DD and I like the multi border (especially since you say you've already put it on!)

DH likes the multi, but like some others wonders about putting a little black somewhere - binding maybe? or, if you decide to take off the border, insert a narrow black border.

I really like the contrast of the black with the colors and agree it might be good to pull it out into the border/binding.

That's it from Oregon - good luck, and whatever you decide it's gorgeous!

Laurie (and the kibbitzing family)

I haven't put the multicolor border on yet -- just the narrow green one. I'm trying to decided whether to use the multicolor border.

Julia in MN

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queenb wrote:

Howdy!

Multi-color border, dark binding.

R/S

Or , perhaps, between borders add some piping?...Mary

To me, it somehow looks unfinished with just the narrow border, but looks too busy with the multi. Have you considered either a wider black border, or a narrow black, then the multi? Gen