diff --git a/src/rmqrcode/qr_image.py b/src/rmqrcode/qr_image.py
index f17d7b9..a2ee637 100644
--- a/src/rmqrcode/qr_image.py
+++ b/src/rmqrcode/qr_image.py
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
 from PIL import Image, ImageDraw
 
-from .enums.color import Color
-
 
 class QRImage:
     def __init__(self, qr, module_size=10):
         self._module_size = module_size
-        self._img = Image.new(
-            "RGB", ((qr.width() + 4) * module_size, (qr.height() + 4) * module_size), (255, 255, 255)
-        )
-        self._make_image(qr)
+        qr_list = qr.to_list()
+        self._img = Image.new("RGB", (len(qr_list[0]) * module_size, len(qr_list) * module_size), (255, 255, 255))
+        self._make_image(qr_list)
 
     def show(self):
         self._img.show()
@@ -26,25 +23,17 @@ def get_ndarray(self):
     def save(self, name):
         self._img.save(name)
 
-    def _make_image(self, qr):
+    def _make_image(self, qr_list):
         draw = ImageDraw.Draw(self._img)
-        for y in range(qr.height()):
-            for x in range(qr.width()):
-                r, g, b = 125, 125, 125
-                if qr.value_at(x, y) == Color.BLACK:
-                    r, g, b = 0, 0, 0
-                elif qr.value_at(x, y) == Color.WHITE:
-                    r, g, b, = (
-                        255,
-                        255,
-                        255,
-                    )
+        for y in range(len(qr_list)):
+            for x in range(len(qr_list[0])):
+                r, g, b = (0, 0, 0) if qr_list[y][x] else (255, 255, 255)
                 draw.rectangle(
                     xy=(
-                        (x + 2) * self._module_size,
-                        (y + 2) * self._module_size,
-                        (x + 1 + 2) * self._module_size,
-                        (y + 1 + 2) * self._module_size,
+                        x * self._module_size,
+                        y * self._module_size,
+                        (x + 1) * self._module_size,
+                        (y + 1) * self._module_size,
                     ),
                     fill=(r, g, b),
                 )
diff --git a/src/rmqrcode/rmqrcode.py b/src/rmqrcode/rmqrcode.py
index 0aa599f..41851d5 100644
--- a/src/rmqrcode/rmqrcode.py
+++ b/src/rmqrcode/rmqrcode.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 
 class rMQR:
+    QUIET_ZONE_MODULES = 2
+
     @staticmethod
     def _init_logger():
         logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ def sort_key(x):
         qr.make(data)
         return qr
 
-    def __init__(self, version, ecc, logger=None):
+    def __init__(self, version, ecc, with_quiet_zone=True, logger=None):
         self._logger = logger or rMQR._init_logger()
 
         if not rMQR.validate_version(version):
@@ -109,10 +111,23 @@ def width(self):
     def value_at(self, x, y):
         return self._qr[y][x]
 
-    def to_list(self):
+    def to_list(self, with_quiet_zone=True):
+        res = []
+        if with_quiet_zone:
+            for y in range(self.QUIET_ZONE_MODULES):
+                res.append([0] * (self.width() + self.QUIET_ZONE_MODULES * 2))
+            for row in self._to_binary_list():
+                res.append([0] * self.QUIET_ZONE_MODULES + row + [0] * self.QUIET_ZONE_MODULES)
+            for y in range(self.QUIET_ZONE_MODULES):
+                res.append([0] * (self.width() + self.QUIET_ZONE_MODULES * 2))
+        else:
+            res = self._to_binary_list()
+        return res
+
+    def _to_binary_list(self):
         return [list(map(lambda x: 1 if x == Color.BLACK else 0, column)) for column in self._qr]
 
-    def __str__(self):
+    def __str__(self, with_quiet_zone=True):
         res = ""
 
         show = {}
@@ -123,13 +138,25 @@ def __str__(self):
         show[False] = "_"
 
         res += f"rMQR Version R{self._height}x{self._width}:\n"
-        for i in range(self._height):
-            for j in range(self._width):
+        if with_quiet_zone:
+            res += (show[False] * (self.width() + self.QUIET_ZONE_MODULES * 2) + "\n") * self.QUIET_ZONE_MODULES
+
+        for i in range(self.height()):
+            if with_quiet_zone:
+                res += show[False] * self.QUIET_ZONE_MODULES
+
+            for j in range(self.width()):
                 if self._qr[i][j] in show:
                     res += show[self._qr[i][j]]
                 else:
                     res += self._qr[i][j]
+
+            if with_quiet_zone:
+                res += show[False] * self.QUIET_ZONE_MODULES
             res += "\n"
+
+        if with_quiet_zone:
+            res += (show[False] * (self.width() + self.QUIET_ZONE_MODULES * 2) + "\n") * self.QUIET_ZONE_MODULES
         return res
 
     def _put_finder_pattern(self):
diff --git a/tests/rmqrcode_test.py b/tests/rmqrcode_test.py
index b857821..c075f77 100644
--- a/tests/rmqrcode_test.py
+++ b/tests/rmqrcode_test.py
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ def test_make(self):
         qr = rMQR('R13x99', ErrorCorrectionLevel.M)
         qr.make("abc")
 
+        assert len(qr.to_list(with_quiet_zone=True)) is 17
+        assert len(qr.to_list(with_quiet_zone=True)[0]) is 103
+
+        assert len(qr.to_list(with_quiet_zone=False)) is 13
+        assert len(qr.to_list(with_quiet_zone=False)[0]) is 99
+
     def test_raise_too_long_error(self):
         with pytest.raises(DataTooLongError) as e:
             s = "a".ljust(200, "a")