Help me choose a layout for my first quilt please!

[HeadFairy]

This is the first one, the colour's not brilliant but the border is a bright pink which picks out teeny tiny animals in the same colour in the green squares.... I will probably do a wide border in some other colour (not sure yet) around the whole thing.

Next post I'll stick a picture of the alternative layout.

[HeadFairy]

Oops, used the wrong picture on the first post... Ok above is the plain quilt, this is the one with the pink border.

Which is better? I think if I just did the plain green and white checkerboard one I'd do a wide pink border around the whole lot.

[Dontwanttobeyourmonkeywrench]

I like the one in the second post.

[HeadFairy]

With the pink? It does balance it a bit doesn't it?

[Dontwanttobeyourmonkeywrench]

It gives it a bit more focus. I think that without the pink, even if you put a wide border it doesn't really draw the eye in. I love quilting too!

[HeadFairy]

If I went for the one with the border around the blocks, the next dilemma is what colour border should I put around the whole thing?

[HeadFairy]

I'm dreading the actual quilting bit, I haven't a clue how I'm going to do it. Initially I'm going to quilt the ditches around the blocks but then I thought I might do vertical lines on the borders.

[Dontwanttobeyourmonkeywrench]

I wouldn't add another border. Have you seen Missouri Stars you tube tutorial on binding with the back fabric? I hate binding so I tend to put a thick border all around and then place my backing face to face, sew 3 3/4 sides and turn it right side out. Slip stitch close then stitch in the ditch around the border.

[Dontwanttobeyourmonkeywrench]

This is the one I'm doing now

[Dontwanttobeyourmonkeywrench]

And this is my edging around it. There is a red border between the picture and the pin wheels.

[HeadFairy]

I haven't seen that You Tube tutorial.. I'll hunt it out. I've made a few practice quilts for dd's dolls and my binding wasn't exactly beautiful!

Your quilt looks gorgeous! I love the pin wheels!

[Dontwanttobeyourmonkeywrench]

Thank you! My binding is not the greatest so I choose the easiest option (I am getting better at it!)