Originally Posted by
Battle Axe
I'm looking ahead...even though I am behind in the blocks....and wondering about the setting blocks and the sashing. The picture looks like she used a neutral for the sashing and another for the setting blocks, etc. If I follow the written fabric requirements, it will look too scrappy for my taste. I think I want to use one neutral for the sashing and another one (not more than one) for the rest of the quilt. In other words, it looks different than the fabric requirements indicate.
What does everyone else think?
Marcia
I see what mean. Go for it! It sounds good to me. I am working with what I have available. But like Jane Quilter I think we all will do our own thing. I am using a certain line of fabrics that I have mostly fat quarters from. This dictates my choices. I have some yardage of that line but not a lot. I do not want to cut into the part I hope to use for the backing. Ideally I will have some darker fabric for the sashing. I did not care for the lighter but if need be the whole sashing might be made from FQ left overs. Also if need be I might add Civil War reproduction fabrics or some thing that looks like it or even tone on tones. I am also not sure about the small on point blocks in the border. Originally I was not planning on making them but hubby really likes them. since I am making a very large quilt 120x120 I might just skip them as they do not show up when the quilt is on the bed.