binding color choice

**Michelle** · 11-09-2005, 08:50 AM

I made a trip around the world quilt for my mother last year, but I never quilted or bound it. I'm trying to decide what color to make the binding.

I'll try to get a picture of the quilt on here later, but the outside border is a colonial blue. Next to that (and toward the center of the quilt) is a gold color. Other colors in the quilt are navy, light tan, and white.

The backing will be the same colonial blue that I used for the outside border on the front.

If you were me, what color would you choose for the binding? I'm thinking more colonial blue, but I don't know if I have enough fabric for that, and I really despise that color anyway

I'm having a hard time picturing any other color for it though.

**homesteadmamma** · 11-09-2005, 09:16 AM

Having not seen the quilt yet, I would guess navy. That might change once you post a picture.

**Michelle** · 11-09-2005, 09:32 AM

Actually you have seen it, but I posted the pictures in the gallery, and it's not working now.

You might remember it when you read this thread, but I will try to get a picture of it today anyway.

Come see my Mom's wallhanging

I prefer navy as well, but I wasn't sure if it looked okay.

**homesteadmamma** · 11-09-2005, 09:39 AM

I can't quite remember the quilt Michelle. I'll check this thread later today.

What I'm doing is picturing your border right now and navy would go perfectly with the 2 colors you have. Having navy in your quilt also works.

**Michelle** · 11-09-2005, 09:44 AM

I'm going to go with navy. I like to be able to see my binding so it doesn't look like the border is bigger due to the same color binding.

I will post a picture later. I need to dig it out first

**homesteadmamma** · 11-09-2005, 09:49 AM

Your right. I never use the same color binding as the last color in my border. So if I had blue then gold, I would never use the gold as a binding. I also like to have a darker binding so that it pulls all the quilt together, kwim.