Bitten By The Mitten Bug

I participated in a mitten swap last month with some on-line friends. These wonderful blocks are the result! Aren't they great? I am planning two blocks with wording in the upper left and lower right corners as well as a Twist 'n Turn (Sharyn Craig) setting using strips that match the mittens and were included with the blocks in the swap. I just love the different techniques employed here as well as the variety of fabrics and mitten sizes! Eventually, this will be a wall quilt that will hang near our kitchen eating area. Thanks one and all for contributing, I'm smitten with mittens.

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Help Me Decide

My Bee met this past Monday night. Our gracious hostess had many quilts to show us, one happened to be the finished product of a block swap that I participated in, approximately six years ago. On the drive home I began to wonder where my blocks were. I found them yesterday morning, tucked neatly away in a box in the stash closet. There were fifteen! The exchange was a fat eighth swap with no construction rules other than a 12" block, my feature fabric is shown here. I spent the day setting them together. Please help me make a decision on the side borders. Since it's long and narrow the side borders need to be wider than the top and bottom. (The top and bottom will carry out the same 4" sashing with cornerstones as the interior portion of the top.) I have two side borders auditioning below. One wide black border where the cornerstones float and one with a red batik accent stripe (it will run all the way through the top and bottom borders). I plan to do elaborate swirling feather quilting in these borders with a vibrant thread. The quilt will finish approximately 64" x 84".

What do you think? Where do I go from here?

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