The Border Develops

I got home last night (what am I talking about... I NEVER LEFT!) and went into the  studio and selected eight of the creamish fabrics that are in the Tutti Frutti quilt and cut a 1-3/4" strip of each. Then I cut them in random lengths. and sewed them together to make one long strip.

Then I started at one corner, and sewed the strip to the edges of the quilt. When I got to the corner, I cut the strip, turned the quilt, and continued sewing the cream strip to the edge of the quilt, making an inner border.

When finished, this will be 1-1/4" wide. Why that size? I thought it looked about right. You can get an idea of what it will look like in this photo.

At lunchtime yesterday I had spent a little time rearranging the border strips so that the blocks met at the centers of each side. Now the border doesn't look like a marquee of flashing lights blinking around the quilt.

With the inner border now sewn to the quilt, this is kinda sorta what it will look like. I haven't quite worked out how I will handle the corners, except I know they have to be solid and not cream, because otherwise it will look like a hole and the design could "leak" out of it. But I am not quite sure about it, and will work it out when I get there. The only other thing I know is that this quilt will have a cream-ish binding.

Thank you all so much for leaving your thoughts and opinions. MOST of the time, when I ask a question like that on my blog, I know what my choice will be before the blog ever goes live. This time I was pretty sure, but not entirely convinced. I knew I had to center the V's on each side of the quilt, but that meant getting up and down the step stool and I was tired, so I left the picture as it was, even though the border on the top of yesterday's first photo was wrong. I knew that.

I like this quilt a lot. It's bright, cheerful and happy. Something I think we all need.