Originally Posted by PaperPrincess
It's a personal preference, but looking over the scrappy quilts I like the best, they all seem to have a single color sashing or accent block. Seems to tie it all together for me.
I've discovered that too. Somehow, to make them look coordinated, without actually going out and buying a lot of fabric to tie it together is the thing that makes the quilt pleasant to me.
Two color scrappy 4 squares. My daughter made this one when she was 15
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Red sashing which ties it all together. Otherwise, it is only 1 1/2 strings--completely randomly placed.
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