So I asked if you liked the red border or not…..
I don’t know how to say this…..but you guys were useless!!
JUST KIDDING!!
The count was as close to 50-50 as it could be.
Most people who voted “no” said that it broke up the design too much and their eyes went straight to the border.
I can see that!!
My favorite comment from the pro side was from Lynne…… “it gives a resting place for your eyes and then the border become significant!”
Significant…..I like that!!
I could see that the bright red border might be distracting but what would it look like as a darker (burgundy red) border?
Maybe that wouldn’t draw the eye as much.
So, after a lot of going back and forth, I decided to move forward with the burgundy, but it was fraught with many perils, including tucks…..
…..and strips that were too short….
I had cut the strip 2-inches to begin with, but ended up taking off 1/4-inch to fix one of the issues!!
Now I had to figure out what to put in the corners….
In the final analysis, I decided to go with a solid square….
My only concern at this point was that I didn’t have much of that fabric left!! This was what went into the scrap bin…..
So, here is the final top…..
In do like the quilt better with the narrow separating border.
Thanks Aby. It was what I was leaning to in the first place but I REALLY like it with the darker border!!
How funny that your “audience” was equally divided. I like what you ended up doing. Sometimes you just have to go with your gut. Nice work.
I laughed at that too Christie. It was the suggestion that the red drew the eye too much that made me switch to a darker red so I am thankful for that comment!!
That is a fabulous quilt. I love the border😀
Thanks Judy. I am really excited about the quilt and almost finished with the quilting. I am loving how it looks!!
I like the burgundy better. Nice job.
I do love the burgundy- it has a softer feel and doesn’t scream as loud as the black did. I love the quilt! Good job and thanks for sharing the process with us! Nancy
Thanks Nancy. I agree about the softer feel and I am really thrilled with how the quilt turned out!! I have been quilting it this weekend and I am so excited with it!!