Star Border Fabric Found

After I finished piecing the star blocks

and decided to make them into a table runner,

I knew it would be difficult to find a border fabric that would work.

Solids would be too drab,

stripes too geometric,

florals too much of a contrast, etc.

I wandered around the quilt shop,

holding the piece up in front of bolts of fabric

and moved from fabric to fabric.

Then, one of the wonderful employees came up to me

carrying this bolt of fabric.

I loved it!

It had all of the colors and then some.

It had some geometric designs to it,

but plenty of curves to soften the look.

It didn't overwhelm the stars,

but wasn't dominated by the stars, either.

And I loved the fabric in general.

SOLD!

This clam shell fabric is gorgeous.

 I might have to go back and buy more!

 (This photo is huge, but it really shows the fabric nicely.)

The borders are in place and the backing is made.

Now I need to decide on the quilting design.

 Any suggestions?

My husband came into my hidey hole

and said this one is staying here...
I'm not to give this one away.

He loves it,

which is high praise coming from him!

I have wanted to make a clam shell quilt for a long time.

This fabric is really inspiring me to do it sooner

rather than later.

I'm doing a late link to Design Wall Monday.

Happy Quilting!