![Ta Dots & Stripes Top finished](https://www.artquiltmaker.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/wp-1516325244013.-300x212.jpg)
The Ta Dots and Stripes quilt top and back are finished and with Colleen ready for quilting.
As I said, this was going to be a donation quilt. It turned out to be much more appealing, though still an eye bender, than I thought so it will go to one of the nephews.
It is on the small size – about 45×60. I wanted a border to contain the chaos and make it a little bigger. I tried some fabric, but my IG peanut gallery nixed the idea and I had to agree. I couldn’t find a fabric print that worked and a solid was be too flat.
![Ta Dots & Stripes Top - trying out borders](https://www.artquiltmaker.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/wp-1516564782107.-225x300.jpg)
I tried a grey dot, which was ok, but not great. I like the fabric, but it just didn’t work with the activity of the quilt. So, no border.