This was my original idea. After I put it up on the wall I wasn’t sure.
I then thought about just putting a smallish border on with the white background fabric. The size would be the same as the sashing size (1.75″ finished).
This morning I looked at the blue and white borders again and added the cornerstone (fussy cut to display a flower motif) and decided that I like the combined look. There is something about the blue that finishes the quilt. I also noticed that the blue makes the various blue fabrics in the quilt stand out a bit more.
I have to say that I got such a feeling of joy when I was scrutinizing this quilt and looking at the Pineapple Blocks. I think joy is a good thing and will go with the blue and white layout.
If you use the blue as either the outside border or the binding with the white inner border – how about a thin sliver of the blue before the white – even a piping? If you’ve already finished you could always add a rickrack in one of the bright colors. It looks great!
Piping would have been a great idea, but you didn’t get to me soon enough. One of these days, I have to sit down and teach myself to make piping. I made it once in a class, but I never went back and did it myself, so it didn’t stick in my head. The rickrack does look great.