Holly's blanket

Darn that third child in the family.  They get the best of everything.  While the other two have simple "blue blankies" (that they love and adore by the way), the third child gets the 'Momma had ambition and desire to accomplish something' blanket.

 

I purchased 6 - fat squares or big squares or whatever the precut 18x21 inch squares of material at JoAnn Fabrics.  I cut each of them into 4 - 4 inch strips.  Then sewed two of them end to end to create a long strip. 

 

I then bought 1/3 yard of the black material to sew a 6 inch strip on the top and bottom.  This was mostly to add length but also because the quilt binding (I'm purchasing the satin 2 1/2 inch stuff) would have covered almost all of the 4 inch strips.  Make sense?

 

I also purchased a flannel fairy piece of material to sew on the backside to give extra warmth and snuggle-ness to the quilt.

 

To bind the entire quilt together I sewed (almost) straight lines down the quilt.  The only thing left for me to do is decide what color binding I want.  For those who know me, know that I'm leaning towards a warm and cozy gray color.  It coordinates with all the colors on the front and goes perfectly with the pink on the back. 

 

I'm trying to break out of my shell, step out of my box, go out on a limb and trying to envision this quilt with a binding of a different color but can't.  So I'm asking for a little help.  If this were your project, what color binding would you add??