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    Quote Originally Posted by LizTheScot View Post
    I have two ideas:

    1. Finish the secondary blocks in the center and corners by making 12 more green/white four-patch blocks and put white strips between them. Then add a narrow plain border in the dark blue.

    2. Add a narrow white border around the blocks to make them float. Make four blue/white four-patch blocks, set them in the corners, and run stripes of white and blue the long way so they alternate with the four-patch.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ssummers View Post
    I have two ideas:

    1. Finish the secondary blocks in the center and corners by making 12 more green/white four-patch blocks and put white strips between them. Then add a narrow plain border in the dark blue.

    2. Add a narrow white border around the blocks to make them float. Make four blue/white four-patch blocks, set them in the corners, and run stripes of white and blue the long way so they alternate with the four-patch.
    Great ideas - I think I might try option 2 with the next quilt I'm trying to sketch out, and I like #1 for this one. Need to sketch it out to see if I have enough fabric left or need to go shopping again...
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    Default Re: Thoughts on finishing this toddler quilt please?

    Definitely no to the purple. It doesn't seem to match anything in the quilt top. I think it depends on how large you want the quilt as to how many or how wide you make the borders. It's a cute top.

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    I'm not a huge fan of square quilts, so I really like the piano key insert at the bottom. I'm sure it will be completely adorable no matter which colors you end up using.
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    I like scrappy piano key
    Purple isn't my favorite
    I just asked my boys, they said NO to purple, too girlie
    I like my kid quilts to be square....not rectangular
    I'm not sure why, other then I'm probably old and like uniformity

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    I like the idea of a small white border to float the quilt but I would probably as this looks so modern and fresh to me just bind it but like the idea of framing it by binding with one of the two dominate colors in the quilt.
    Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.

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