Monday 27 May 2013

Design Wall Monday - May 27

My design wall today is the floor at quilt retreat.  I am almost done the pieces for the border on my swoon quilt, and now I need to pick the colour a narrow border to run on both sides of that.  Here are some of the options I'm considering.

First, here's the whole quilt - a rainbow of swoon blocks.

Then the border options - light purple, rainbow (which matches the center of each square), or dark blue.  I could also use either of the greens.

What do you think?



9 comments:

  1. i like the rainbow fabric, but it seems too light to create a border - it blends in with the white. I think the first option looks great - not too dark but enough to create a dividing line.

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  2. It's gorgeous Krista! I really like the rainbow fabric...it connects everything together and doesn't draw your eye, which lets the wonderfully pieced border shine!

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  3. Wow! a rainbow of swoons!! I like the first option, it's dark enough to hold everything in but not too overpowering. LOVE the border :)

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  4. i, too, like the rainbow fabric...it's low key enuf to keep the blocks the focus of the quilt.

    happy stitching!

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  5. Another vote for the rainbow fabric. Your blocks and the pieced green border really shine off of it! Congrats on your beautiful Swoons.

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  6. Beautiful quilt!! I love the border you have shown us.

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  7. I like the blue. Such a pretty shade of blue too. Your pieced border is beautiful.

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  8. That is an amazing pieced border! It looks great with the quilt. I'm partial to the blue ... it just seems to provide a little pop.

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