Ruth B McDowell in her book, FABRIC JOURNEY: I don't want a border that traps my quilt in a tight box. The design must be accessible and it must be able to breath.
I like areas of bright white in a quilt... to keep the design from becoming too dense and to add a feeling of airiness; in fact, I make an effort to search out fabrics with a fair amount of bright white.
One reason to accumulate a stash is to acquire fabrics from other eras... You give your quilt a richer surface.
I think it makes sense to add white to bright quilts and may be other lights to not so bright color palette.
ReplyDeleteAs far as borders go, I too feel that it constrains the quilt. But, at the same time some quilts just scream for a frame. If I decide to put borders on my quilts, I like them busy, pieced and disguised as part of the interior of the quilt itself! But mostly, no borders for me!
I hope you found some good stuff today!
Great discussion. Thanks! I learn so much from you both.
ReplyDeleteI love her quilts! She is an amazing quilt artist!I wish I was capable of making them. May be one of these days, I will experiment on a small quilt.
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