GingerK

I have been working on this black, red, white sampler top for what seems like ages. It started as a BOM that I joined with my sisters. But that only gave me 12--11 inch (finished) blocks, which did not seem enough for anything. Sooo...I decided to continue using my own fabrics and block designs. I got to 25 and thought, okay that should be enough. But then my DH saw it and asked if it was for our bed. (I've never made one for US!) Well, I am now at 54 unique blocks and, with sashing and borders, that will be big enough for our king sized bed.

My problem is sashing. I have auditioned everything from plain black (blech only the red bordered blocks stood out) white on white (waaay to stark) white with black and red figures (not nearly as easy to find as one would think) and nothing has looked right. My latest idea has been to put a think white border on each block--say 1/4 to 1/2 inch--and then sash in black.

If anyone has any other ideas or suggestions, PLEASE do not be shy--speak right up! I really really want to get this done.

BTW the second photo shows some of the 'different' blocks that I made. I actually hand sewed the hexies. This really is a sampler quilt.