I haven't decided which way I want the turtles to face. I need to get my real design wall hanging again so that I can play with the arrangements. The one nail I put in the wall myself (there were three up there above the attic door already - wonder what they were for?) keeps bending and it's going to take a real hammer and someone stronger and taller than me to pound a heavier nail through that old plaster.
I also need to decide whether or not I want a border. Ninety-nine percent of the time, the answer would be no, but I'm thinking my turtles want a scrappy green pieced border. If I could figure out what I wanted that border to actually look like, I'd get started on it. Angles won't work with this quilt...scrappy bricks maybe?
I'm very open to suggestions!
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I read your blog title and saw the picture before I clicked and read the post, then though of a fun green border, then I read that you thought the same, so....
These are so cute! :) Scrappy brick border is my 2 cents worth. :)
Yup...I like the idea of a scrappy green or greenish blue border. Otherwise they'll march off your top and it'll be hard to round 'em up again! I like the direction they're heading in the photo -- it looks like positive motion! :)
How about a zig zag aqua border? They are just adorable.
They need a border. Either something that looks like river rocks or water would be awesome. They would look like they were swimming. I have a fabric that I got from Fabric Worm I think that looks just like a river with rocks and water flowing that would be perfect, it has browns and greens. If I can find it I could send it to you if I have enough.
Scrappy green snowballs set between two (narrow?) borders of your background fabric will look like pebbles or rocks.
Love the turtles they are fun to make. I would do a scrappy border of piano keys, strips 2-2.5 inches wide and 4-6 inches wide depending on how big your pile of scraps is. Here is a link to my turtle quilt. http://straythreads-straythreads.blogspot.com/2012/09/turtle-pond-quilt.html
Ann
To me they look very Indian or Aztec in origin, and need a border that represents that.
Turtles are my favorites so I let up a mighty "SQUEE!!!" when I saw the quilt in progress!! LOVE IT!! Can't wait to see the final produce--border or no! --Lisa
Love your turtles. They do need some sort of border but I am clueless as to what to suggest!
I remember my grandmother making a turtle quilt very much like yours. She used a sashing around each turtle block with a solid color fabric and the same solid fabric for the border. It was very simple but made the turtles stand out. I LOVE your turtles! I hadn't thought about my grandmother's turtle quilt in years so thanks for bringing back that happy memory. : )
These turtles are incredible, love them so much, and yes they need a border - scrappy blue and green gets my vote!
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