Friday, March 19, 2010

Border Cats

Here's what I've decided to do for my border.


I tried another quilter's idea of making a border using strips of the cat fabric similar to a piano key border, but with the tops pointed like the cat tails are done in the center of the quilt. But too many tails were indistinguishable from a picket fence border, and, at least in EQ, your eye didn't pick up the visual cue that made you think... oh, those are tails!

I tried coloring it so there was a background fabric, and every other tail was a different calico. This time it looked like my inner pinwheel and cat blocks were enclosed in a cage.

Then I tried putting one cat on the border, and having his tail curl up to be the first strip in the picket fence, but that didn't work either. I gave up on the picket fence - tail repeat idea, and just put a kitty in each corner, then added the yarn balls to partially fill the empty space. I may try to do some small bit of machine applique to make a 'tail' of yarn looping from the ball on the two longer sides of the border. We'll see!

11 comments:

Joyce said...

That is a very good solution. I saw the cats at once. They really finish the quilt. Beautiful.

Candace said...

I absolutely love your quilt, it's so imaginative and unique. Charming in every way.

Quilts And Pieces said...

Oh I love it!

Saska said...

LOVE IT! The border adds so much to it.

CherryBlossomMJ said...

We just recently moved to Arlington and I'm needing to find some quilters for inspiration. I'm assuming from what I read on the guild site that the Uncommon Threads meets at night. Are there any groups that meet during the day? Even if it is just a small bee?

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Jan said...

Love the borders with the kitties!

Raewyn said...

Beautiful...just purrfect!! Great thinking

darkmuse said...

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darkmuse said...

LOL)) so blind I am - I even didn't saw cats for the first time seen this quilt))) ha ha

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