Lots of triangulation here

A week ago I started sewing together 6.5 inch HST,

previously cut from scraps with my Accuquilt GO cutter.

The whole point was to empty a bin

and make a charity quilt 60 by 80 inches.

I put it together in a 9 by 11 grid,

which makes it 54 by 66 before borders.

Then I started auditioning borders.

I like this black and gold leafy print,

but it overwhelms the triangles.

Then I saw the cover of Gwen Marston's latest book titled Free Range Triangles

and dug through another scrap box of precut 3.5 inch HST to make a zig zag border.

I plan to border the whole quilt with a narrow inner border

and then add the zig zags.

So here's the dilemma:

Should I add another column of big HST and make it 60 inches wide

and just add the borders top and bottom?

Or take off a column of HST and sew the triangles in a 8 by 12 grid

before putting on the borders to get it close to 60 by 80?

The dimensions for a charity quilt can run a bit bigger,

but my problem is that my free batting that I was going to use in this quilt

only measure 60 inches wide.

And I really don't want to unpick a column.

I'm going to take it to my guild meeting tonight and get their opinions,

but feel free to weigh in.

I'm linking up with Beth and other Monday Makers

 at Love Laugh Quilt.