Quilt Top Done

Here it is:I put the borders on this morning. Next step is to buy batting and make the "quilt sandwich". I'm managing to stay one jump ahead of my students with this quilt. Two of them should have their borders on by this next lesson, so they'll be ready for the next step. The others won't be far behind.

My next decision is what fabric to use for the binding. Now that I can see the quilt with the borders on I'm thinking navy or a really dark purple.

Butterfly Border

Here's a close up of the fabric I bought for the butterfly quilt border. It has spent the night draped over the ironing board, since my rack in the bathroom was full. As you can see, it hasn't had the benefit of an iron yet: I'm pretty pleased with it. It picks up the pink of the butterfly fabric, the blue of the alternate squares and even has that tiny bit of bright green which is also in the butterfly print. I'm toying with the idea of using the bright green for the binding--just a sliver around the edge. I'll see how I feel about it when I get there.