Not much progress on the design floor. After several trips to the store for border fabric, I finally decided to make the border white. But once the fabric was washed, dried, ironed, cut into 4.5 inch strips, and attached to the quilt - I didn't like it. I had already begun cutting the last of the green into 2 inch strips for the binding, and laid it alongside the white to see how it looked. I decided I would like the white if it weren't so wide and if the green was used as an outer border. I cut the rest of the green into 3 inch strips and barely have enough green to do the outer border. Now it's bigger than the average baby quilt, but so be it. Maybe the larger size will be a bonus somehow.
All that indecision resulted in 4 yards purchased, and only 1/4 yard used. Word to the wise, the pink fabric with the white stars bled like crazy.
Marti
I really do like the green as the border. Funny how it comes back to the first thing you thought of sometimes.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad for electricity again! LOL. No news people have said the word "tornado" but I really believe that we had one!
glen: I'll share Chef Enzo with you! LOL
The border turned out really well. I think larger that average baby quilts are the best - plenty of room for the baby to play on and it can be their best drag around friend longer too.
ReplyDeleteThe white and green look really good. A bit big is probably going to be completely lost on baby. It will make it a better quilt to make a tent with when the baby becomes a toddler.
ReplyDeleteI like the green border. A good choice.
ReplyDeleteExcellent decision on the green and white boder. Looks great.
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