I vote for Navy or Hunter,in a tonal or solid, for sashing. That way you are not adding another color and the darker value will tone down the look of the overall quilt and your blocks will pop. I don't think they are ugly at all!
Take a few blocks with you to the fabric store and lay them out on some different fabrics that you like and you will see what the sashing would look like. Have fun, I think you did great so far.

I LIKE your quilt! Some of my blocks are different. Your middle one in next to bottom row is the only one with a large expanse of the yellow. So, I took all the blocks out of their pizza box storage and find only two are unbearable. I may be able to redo those two. Thanks.

I would love to audition the dots Favorite Fabrics posted with the blocks. I think it would be great! I know I am the odd man out, but I just love the blocks from this BOM.

I got those, and have only done 1 or 2 of the blocks! Still have plenty more to do! I'll be interested in hearing what you decide. I was thing of either a white or black background with yellow, blue & green flowers in small dimensions.

Debs :roll:

Yes these are exactly what Iwas thinking if I ever finish mine! :D

These are what I was thinking!
Debs

LOVE IT!! You really did it justice! :thumbup:

I got a ton of these also for ten cents each several years ago--I gave a bunch to my Linus group and kept a bunch also, so if you want any more PM me and I'll be glad to send all of what I have to you. I don't have the green, just the "hideous" yellow, the light blue and the dark blue. I prewashed these and all the fabrics turned out very sort of limp and lightweight. If you want these I'll even pay the postage.

Dana

Yes. A nice blue/yellow/white floral in sashings and border. A plain blue border then the floral would be nice.

Cynthia

Yellow can be such an overwhelming color to use. I like what janeknapp did with her quilt, also like the suggestions other made about machine quilting to tone down the yellow or the use of applique, flowers or balloons...I think if you work with this a little you will wind up with a very nice quilt! I think it will surprise you!! Have fun. Post pics when you're done!

I agree with the above comment. I think black would set it off beautifully!

Where she doesn't like the yellow wouldn't a lighter color (same value) help tone it - where as a dark color would make it pop out at you more?

A good balance is all that's needed. If you don't like the yellow, use a different color for sashing and/or borders.

I think I would do the sashing and inner border with the dark blue and a larger outer border of the light blue. Then maybe bind in the green.

I think black sashing would tone down the yellow and then it would look more Amish.

Try laying out your blocks on different fabrics...prints, geometrics, black.......see which gives the effect you are going for.

I bought those same blocks off Ebay but haven't made them yet. I will be watching this post.

I love the yellow, and would use black to surround it. Then if you still don't like it, give it away to a baby without a quilt....

Joyce, I bought a batch of those blocks on sale after they discontinued them. Like you, I couldn't hack that yellow on it's own so I made other blocks using some prints and other fabrics to quiet it down a bit. Here's the result.

I should add that I used some of those prints in one or two of the "original" blocks to sort of pull the thing together.

I like them. I think they are pretty!

Maybe black or white with bold primary polka dots? Make it look like you used those colors on purpose. Then throw it on the porch or patio in the summer and let the fun begin!

I agree. I think you should get a pretty pattern than includes the colors of your blocks.

Find some fabric with floral or pattern with the color blue, green, and yellow in them. May with a light or cream background.

I think I have some yellow that is even worse than your's. I made some pinwheel blocks with some blue & couldn't stand to look at it. So, it's a UFO.

I agree. A plaid or check in blue or green with maybe a little yellow would be a good choice for sashing and border.

mountainmammo

I have seen some very pretty blue and yellow floral fabrics that when used for borders and sashings would be great. Your blocks are very nice. Someone said pillows, that's a good idea too. And if you are not happy with the completed project, bless it and send it off as a charity quilt.

Great minds think alike.

I agree. Don't add any other colors or busy-ness. Go with the blue either light or dark. That should make it blend together more.

Make a Linus quilt. These colour are just perfect to brighten up the lives of little ones. I call them 'smack you in the face colours' - wonderful.
Have fun
Jacki

I did this same set of blocks. At the time I purchased a beautiful piece of fabric (sorry don't remember the name of the fabric) that had all of these colors swirled in it, mostly the green. I used it for sashing. It really tied these hideous blocks together. Sorry to say that the top is still waiting to be quilted. I used the same sashing fabric for backing -- cost a small fortune.

Nice blocks!

totally agree -- I think they are wonderful! Red would be awesome! go for it!

I love the marbled fabric in Jane's quilt.

Plaid, Stripes, Polkadots - all GREAT ideas!

If you truly can't stand the yellow, just make them up for Linus, or substitute out some of the fabrics like the pic that was posted.

Or make the whole quilt, donate it to a raffle.

Great suggestions from all although i would not use black as it will just frame the yellow -- the print or flowers would be great. I would take them to the store and lay them on any bolt that catches your fancy -- you might find something quite surprising -- and wonderful.

Must add the word "hideousity" to my vocabulary. That's a good one!

This is probably the best suggestion. Try out a little bit of everything until you see something you like.

What wonderful ideas! I made notes for other quilts. I took the two worst blocks of this one and hunted for compatible fabric, couldn't find anything that shrieked "Buy me!" (The quality of the BOM blocks is so cheesy, even if I had found something, to add $12.95 a yard fabric would have been throwing good money after bad -- the BOM would probably shrink up and drag the good fabric into puckers.) At good ol' Wally World I found some plain dark blue and some green that match (nearly) the blocks and putting it together it doesn't look half bad.

Looking at the meager assembly instructions I discovered I made these the winter of 2003-04 and it's gratifying to see how much I've learned since then: exact 1/4" seams DO matter and a 1/4" foot really helps that. (I hung the starch-pressed panels on a rack in the bathtub across from the throne, from whence I noticed a totally hacked-off point which I repaired.)

Thanks for all your help. Love you all, wherever you are. I'll post a picture when it's assembled (with something cheaper than Warm and Natural).