Help with sashing color please
 

I think I posted this a while ago without the pictures - GRRR. This is my first Stack 'n Wack. I've got the blocks done but am sort of stumped on what color for the sashing (my worst part of quilting - choosing colors). I was thinking white - what do you think? Thanks!

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White blue pink and yellow are all in the quilt. I would go for white personally. Because the other colours would be difficult to match. I would also put a border of white same size as sashing followed by a border of the starch and whack fabric you used.

I would go with the white also. Or you could use a pale sky blue

I would probably go with a grey to tone down the sashing & keep the focus on the beautiful bright floral print. White sashing will compete with the print for attention. The other option, if you really wanted to bring out one of the colors more than the other 3 in the quilt would be to pick a tone of that color (e.g., a greyish pink).

I am thinking the blue background color to make them float onto the quilt. I think the white would be too stark and the only white is the spray in the design. I don't think you want to accent that, do you? Also consider setting them on point, I think that would be pretty.

Take them to a quilt shop....audition them on different colors and see which one makes them pop. More than once, a customer brought blocks in thinking they wanted XXX color, only to find something else looked better....

I would try all the colors in the quilt such as a soft mauve, gray or yellow and see what looks most pleasing to you.

RedGarnet....setting them on point sounds interesting but I've never done that...don't know how. Maybe I'll look for a tutorial on it. Thanks!

The dark green that is in the leaves.

I agree that a bright, pure white might take too much attention from the blocks, but I think a softer white would look lovely.

I would hunt the darkest green that I could find, and see what that does.

The darker the color of the sashing, the more it will recede. The lighter the color, esp. white, the more it will come toward you. If you want the focus on the sashing, use white. If you want the focus on the blocks, use something dark. If it were my quilt, I'd use either a matching blue or green.

I agree. You never know what color will make it pop.

I'm seeing a soft yellow that matches the lightest yellow in the blocks.

I'd do something different than everybody else. I would probably do a three color sashing in one of the pink tones, then a green as close to the leaf color as I could find and one of the yellows in other flowers and then I'd do 9 patch cornerstones so it looks like the colors weave in the cornerstones. You can be very creative with sashing and get several different looks.

You really have to pay attention to which way the colors go when you do a 3 color sashing though!!

Scissor Queen....I'll have to give that some thought...sounds very interesting. Thank you.

Great idea! I'd really like to see that buff yellow to see what happens too!

I would try a dusty rose colour as the sashing

The fabric is sooo fun and pretty, but the blocks have a lot going on. I would recommend using something that allows your eye a resting place so that it does not feel too overwhelming. I agree with the post about taking it to the fabric shop and auditioning colors.

Another thing you might do is google 'stack 'n whack quilts' or '4-patch posy quilts', check the images and see which sashing choices appeal to you. This is also a great way to get an idea of the effect your choices would have.

I would go with navy blue. It isn't in your print, but would go with all of your colors, and not compete with the blocks.

This is a 4 patch posie, right? Not a stack n whack.....there are more sections to that pattern...maybe....

color of sashing.....definitely dark to give the eye somewhere to rest, and make the patches pop! On point would be interesting too, like looking thru a lattice at a field of flowers.....

I would go with white to make your lovely blocks pop.

I agree with the dark green in the leaves.

I am sure it will be beautiful no matter what color you choose. I try to use a darker color that is not in the print.

Personally, I would go with a dark color. Green or even black. I think it is far more dramatic than white or pastel. Of course I would have to audition it first just to make sure that I didn't spoil a beautiful quilt.

I agree-yellow gets my vote!

I think white stashing would make your beautiful blocks stand out, then a 2.5 to 3" border, then a border of the fabric you used for stack and whack if you have any left. It's a beautiful quilt.

I would take the four different blocks and see how they audition on a sheet or yardage you may have in the different colors. It would give you an idea of what would look best in your opinion.

I would go with the green, it would make the rest pop. I like the gold/yellow too. I would take some squares and audition them..

Ok, it's a slow day at work, and I love your blocks!

In case you don't have easy access to a fabric store, I added in a few sashings digitally. These might give you a rough idea of what you're looking for.

I like the darker colours more; I find the light/bright ones draw attention away from the blocks.

Light navy:
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Medium blue, similar to the background of the blocks:
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Dark green, close to the dark part of the leaves:
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Medium green:
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Dark yellow, similar to the dark parts of the flowers:
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Light yellow: (almost white... actual white looked unnaturally bright because of the lighting in the photo)
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I agree with using white as a basic sashing. If it is going in a particular room (or to a particular person) and the main color is one of the colors in the quilt, you could use it. I personally like the idea of white sashing and framing with an outer border of the darker green and bound with the darkest green. What are you going to use for the backing?

Jennifer23 has done wonderful work to show what the different sashings would look like. Personally I like the dark green.

I think the light navy makes the blocks "pop". So does the dark green.

I was thinking the dark green also.

What color do YOU want to Highlight? I'd go with that color in a narrow sashing and outer border.

Nan

The light navy looks really beautiful!

I too vote for the light navy. The digital samples are wonderful. They make it so much easier to decide.

I agree ...I am a newbie but I saw that my first quilt I spent almost more time on the project on Photoshop part than the actual realization :-) It helped a lot to see the result