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What if I repeat the design in black and white to make a border?
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What if I replace the black in the border with grays? I'll do it a little at a time and compare the results.
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I prefer the last 4 to the first 3. I'm torn between #4 and #7. The question is which is better? Or do you think one of the others is better? Or should I try again with something entirely different?
For more border explorations go to My Posts by Subject in the sidebar on the right and click on Borders.
#4 is my favorite because the black helps my eye stay on the center. I so enjoy your posts and your what if questions are helping me explore with my own projects.
ReplyDeleteTerry
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment. I'm torn because I think the black adds life to the border in #4, but I think the gray in #7 is calmer and lets me focus on the basic design. I can't decide which effect will work better in a full size quilt.
I'm glad to hear you've caught the "what if" bug.
Mmm, I like both too, and for the same reasons. Why not make both of them!
ReplyDeleteI like #4. I think it needs the black to tie it all together.
ReplyDeleteElsie
ReplyDeleteOne thing I like about both of them is the fact that there's not a straight line separating the border from the quilt. The two intermingle.
Vivian
ReplyDeleteThe black certainly does tie the border back into the quilt design. At the same time it provides a second design element.
Yes I'm liking no 4 as well Wayne but the more I look at them I'm being drawn to no 5 - very tricky business this; colour and detail.
ReplyDeleteGlynis
ReplyDeleteThe difference between 4 and 5 is fairly subtle. I expect the best way to make the decision is to make samples. But that's work.