Help! Quilt not speaking to me
08-26-2013, 03:50 AM
#24
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I love the simplicity of the pattern--could be because I'm working on a church dash. Agree with DH==don't add ants! Are you going to add a border or just go straight to binding? I would carry the simplicity theme through to just adding a border IMHO.
08-27-2013, 05:14 AM
#29
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What about sashing out of the background fabric, just to distance each block from one another a bit, without distracting from the blocks.
Originally Posted by Nanny's dollface
I hadn't planned on using sashing as it seemed to distract my eyes from the block too much. IMHO
08-27-2013, 05:34 AM
#30
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Originally Posted by CarolynMT
I agree with Omacookie, I would sash in a 2in (finished at 1.5in) or 1.5in (finished at 1in) solid black. This would create a frame around each block, even with the offset it would look nice. Then I would frame out the whole center in a solid black border same size as the sashing, then a wider border in a plain black/white gingham. I would bind in a solid black with a small solid red flange or piping. I would then quilt it using leaves and meanders with loops and twirls in the green that matches the green in the cherries.
That is how I would finish the quilt.
That is how I would finish the quilt.
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