Does my sampler need some color
#51
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Any color sashing or binding would be appropriate and effective. Some more modern colors might be lime green, orange, bright mustard, or even a warm brown.
Jan in VA
Jan in VA
#52
How about a very thin border of the Kona cotton color of the year? Called Highlight, a very bright yellow. Then a border of the fabrics you've already used. Very pretty btw, whatever you do it'll look great.
#54
I love to do samplers and with the bigger sizes blocks, I like to separate them with sashing. I would use a batik for the sashing - multi-colored and I would use your favorite color in the batik for a border. I would then have enough of the batik to use as your binding. Sorry, but I don't like black, white, grey together with red. I would use a grey for the backing. Good luck. It will be pretty when it is done, I am sure. Edie
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For sashing, since your blocks are different sizes, do you plan to sash each block, or just the main size and put some of the smaller ones together. It is a beautiful quilt. I really do like it.
#59
One of the prettiest quilts I saw was when I took a class for tumbling blocks. A woman made the quilt for her son in black, white and gray. I thought it would be boring but it was the most fantastic quilt when she finished. I would use a black border and stick with the blocks you have.
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