Help me choose a border.

[HandsomeRyan]

So we are debating on borders for the double hourglass quilt. I made a quick-n-dirty image of a couple potential border designs or I am certainly open to other ideas besides these two. What do you think?

DHGborder.jpg

I also considered doing option 2 (double border) but instead of having strips the entire length of each block splitting them into thirds so it would be almost like stretched 9 patch block with only with 2 rows (6 patch block?). I was to lazy to make an image of that though.

[Jean Sewing Machine]

Re: Help me choose a border.

I like one!

[Cat n bull]

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I like 2! But I suggest you make the strips random lengths. I did a random 4 row border and I really love the way it looks.

Love the double row, and love your corners too.

[Iris Girl]

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I like Two!

[bkthomas]

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I'm thinking that if you did #2 the way you described, it would look like a continuous 4 patch which could work also!

[Deneldac00p]

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I like no.2

[ellietow]

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I like one!

[Annav]

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I like one.

[MRoy]

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I like #1.

[Sandy Navas]

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I also vote for #1.

[K. McEuen]

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I like #1 as well.

[yeeehawterri]

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Voting for #1, the 2nd one seems a little busy for the pattern.

[GuitarGramma]

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I like #2. I find borders really difficult to design. But I'm always amazed by the creativity and beauty of the M* quilters' borders. Your number 2 really grabs me. I like the #1, but love the #2.

[Kgrammiecaz]

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I am going to do,this pattern and Ithink I would want a thin sashing around first and then the colors sashing a bit wider. Love the number two, but again I would want some separation of the center with the border. To me the colors all get mixed up together if not defined. Hope that made sense lol. And if ok, i may borrow your idea

[Doloris]

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I think a 1" solid frame and then border #1