Sometimes it is good to leave things, have a break, and then come back to it... it's all part of the design process, yes?
I used Victoria Findlay Wolfe's 'mostly manor' fabrics for this star quilt. After finally settling on a layout, once it was all together, it always felt just a bit too small to be very useful.
Relooking at it today, I suddenly decided to add a border in VFW gold & white fractured stripe and then a nice wide border of her gorgous yellow floral. And I'm much happier now, have a look...
I've been wanting to use that gold & white fractured stripe in something... wonder why it took me so long?
All back on track now and ready for basting & quilting
Linking up with Em here for 'moving it forward'
11 comments:
Oh, it looks grand! That wide yellow is perfect. (How wide is it?) I agree that it's good to let quilts rest for a bit, especially if we're stumped with the next step. It seems like that time away gives us fresh eyes when we look at it again.
These two borders were just what it needed. What a wonderfully bright and happy quilt!
Ooh, that's lovely! So bright and cheery.
Yummy. The stripe adds so much to this quilt. I think borders are overlooked these days. Hopefully your lovely top will encourage more people to consider one.
This is so bright and happy! You did a great job!
Love it!! What a fun sunny quilt top!!
Yes, the yellow floral is just right! Beautiful job Linda.
I love the stars and your two borders set them off so well. The yellow fabric is gorgeous. A lovely quilt top -looking forward to seeing how you quilt it.
Oh, there it is - perfect! That border is cheery and bright and just the thing to set off all those gorgeous stars.
I like to walk away from projects, too, to let them mull a bit. It's why I can't work on just one project at a time - I need to have a few marinating while I'm pushing something else forward. 8)
Definitely worth the wait. Both borders really finish off the quilt nicely. Congrats on a gorgeous finished flimsy.
Those borders finish it beautifully! Will you use the fractured stripe to bind it with too?
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