I'm trying to finish up this quilt that I made from a jelly roll and a fat quarter pack from Connecting Threads. DH gave it to me for Christmas 2007, and I finally figured out what to make with it. I'm trying to figure out a border, and I don't have any yardage from this grouping. Which do you like better, the green on the left, or the purple (with black in it) on the right? I'd appreciate your feedback, either in a comment or an email. Thanks for looking!
Becky

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Mary said…
How about a framing border with the purple with black and 2nd border with the lighter fabric. Very nice
March 4, 2009 at 12:10 PM
Jackie Russell said…
I like the darker fabric better.
March 4, 2009 at 2:14 PM
Trish said…
I really like the green, but I like the purple too. Have you thought about doing a double border, the purple and then the green, or vis versa?
Trish
March 4, 2009 at 8:08 PM
Anonymous said…
definitely the dark fabric on the right. It makes the darks inteh quilt pop... the other one just looks washed out and does nothing to enhance the quilt. - Anne from sb
March 4, 2009 at 9:29 PM
Candace said…
I had a similar thought as the others who suggested 2 borders. Maybe, the purple in a narrow border, and the green as the final wider border. I love the quilt, it's really pretty.
March 4, 2009 at 11:20 PM
swooze said…
I like what the others have said. Narrow border of the purple with a green wide border.
March 5, 2009 at 2:56 AM
Anonymous said…
Usenthatdarkfabric as a stopper (El Burns word for that narrow inside border)and use the green for an outer border. Like what you did!
March 5, 2009 at 4:51 AM
Bonnie said…
How old is the niece? I know weird question. But, I would use the light green for a younger girl. Although I go like the idea of a narror darker border and lighter outer border.
March 5, 2009 at 6:58 AM
Anonymous said…
Another vote for a narrow dark inner border and finish it off with the green.
March 5, 2009 at 8:19 AM
Terry said…
I like the green for a girl. Nice job!
March 5, 2009 at 9:32 AM
Carole said…
I would go with the green myself. Another option would be one of the purples in the quilt. I'm thinking more the exterior purple of the one with the line surrounding the center on the right! have fun deciding!
March 6, 2009 at 8:11 AM
Helen in the UK said…
I think you could easily use either for a nice result. If it was me .... I think I'd go for the purple :)
March 6, 2009 at 11:40 AM
Darlene said…
Cute quilt. I agree with several others, a narrow inner border of the purple and a wider outer border of the green. I personally would then bind it with the purple, also.
March 6, 2009 at 7:39 PM
Pat at Bell Creek Quilts said…
A little late here but I like the green.
March 7, 2009 at 8:56 PM
Mary Johnson said…
You've probably already decided but I like the purple best but I think both would work.
March 13, 2009 at 11:47 PM
Anonymous said…
I know I'm late but I like the green
March 15, 2009 at 10:31 PM
Quilter Kathy said…
Both look nice but I think I like the green better. Maybe it's because of all the green I've seen this week due to St. Patrick's day celebrations!?!
March 22, 2009 at 3:48 PM
Lori in South Dakota said…
me too, I like the darker inner border with the wider outer border in green. do you have this as a pattern, or did it come out of the book I posted here?

http://dakotacityquilter.blogspot.com/2009/03/saturday-out-and-about.html
March 31, 2009 at 7:10 PM
mommajanjan said…
I vote green, the other draws your eye away from the blocks to the border. Isn't it funny how spread the opinions are? I guess that means all your choices are great. Any quilt made with love works somehow!
April 2, 2009 at 9:09 AM
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