So in love...then I added the border

[atoz1mom]

I recently made a beautiful quilt top that I titled "AH-Mazing" It is made from a moda candy bar and a black batik. It is literally a maze. I loved it. It was turning out to be one of my favorites... then I added the border. I think it is awful. But everyone I show it to loves it. I need advice. What would you do with it? Here are three pictures. One, before I pieced the blocks and two with the border added.

PS - Please ignore the disaster that is my living room floor. I was too busy quilting to clean (that's my story and I'm stickin' to it)

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Steph

[pdjewelrylady]

Hi Steph - yep - i agree - border is not making it. it is to wide. can you cut it down add a row of the small squares all around and then another round of the same border fabric..... that will help break it up and still give you this size you want..... i would bind with the black to give then stop.

[GrammaBabs]

for me i would make the border black... the white/light stops it the cool maze design too suddenly...wonderful quilt....

[CrazyMtnLady]

Steph, I can't see anything wrong with the border. My only suggestion would have been maybe a narrow darker material strip between the main panel and the light border but I am fairly new at large quilts. But I love the pattern and do think it is a lovely quilt.

[Klasien]

I'm with GrammaBabs, a darker border would make this just a master-piece!

The quilt is goreous, and with a different border it will still be your favorite!!!

[K. McEuen]

When all I saw was the first picture my thought was "it's got to be a black border." I don't like the light border at all either. If you did like Suzi described with a narrow black, then all the squares, then another narrow black or black binding, I think it would look great.

[coffeebreak]

Hey Steph...the maze is amazing! Is there really a "way out"? I see your problem with the border. My suggestion would be to not make it as wide, maybe the same size as the blocks that are in it. And use a matching color, not black as I think that would over power the black squares in the quilt and make it not look so much like a maze thereby taking away that effect. Use a medium color that would not take away from the maze the black is creating, but still be in sync with the colors that are there. I see a maroonish color and a green that might be good. To light a color would, I think, make it look like the maze is just kind of like left "open", like "I've come to the side...now what?" But boy howdy, you put in a ton of work and it does really look great! I couldn't have done it!

[Cathy F]

I think your quilt can still be amazing and your favorite if you just change out your border. I too think a black border would give you the look you want to achieve. The white sends to wash the quilt out and takes away from the focus of the blocks.

[atoz1mom]

Actually in the upper right and the lower left are the start and stop points, and yes it really does work. Thank you!

[atoz1mom]

Thank you for all the suggestions. I will keep at it and find the perfect border!