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Millstream Mom 03-22-2011 02:48 AM

Absolutely spectacular quilt! It's like looking at a collection of gemstones.

Beautiful! Thank you for posting!

betsey 03-22-2011 04:01 AM

Wow! Beautiful jewel tones. A black or dark grey will frame this beautifully. I feel adding more color would detract from the quilt body. Stunning.

Drew 03-22-2011 04:35 AM

I would do a black border. Looks Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

lass 03-22-2011 04:39 AM

Black

julia58 03-22-2011 05:20 AM

Beautiful quilt

K.P. 03-22-2011 06:11 AM

I think a narrow black/dark border to stop the action of the quilt blocks, then if you want a scrappy border, use piano keys border with all the colors in the quilt and maybe add a black key now and them to touch the narrow black border, it would be stunning; beautiful so far!

NorBanaquilts 03-22-2011 07:14 AM

If the pattern has a name I'm not sure what it is. I didn't use a pattern, I just did up and drawing and started sewing.

Originally Posted by peg711
Wow what pattern is this?

Peg


NorBanaquilts 03-22-2011 07:17 AM

Actually the planning was quite easy. The black is also scraps and they were cut at 1" to finish at .5" The center is 60" x 72"

Originally Posted by JudyMN
Your quilt is stunning! Love how you made the squares come alive. They look 3-D. The planning must have been mind boggling. Are your black stripes one inch finished or cut one inch? Is the black plain or a print? I am seriously considering making this to use up my stash. How big is your finished quilt?


NorBanaquilts 03-22-2011 07:20 AM


Originally Posted by rob529

Originally Posted by NorBanaquilts
I did a layout with graph paper and wrote on each muslin piece the colors needed for the block. I only messed up one out of 120 :oops:


Originally Posted by PWinston
Gorgeous scrappy string quilt. Would you mind sharing with us your planning process so that your blocks came together so each of the four HSTs of the same colors met and looked like a block? Any practical hints/suggestions you could share would be appreciated.

Oh, yes, I think a black border is all that is needed to frame this gorgeous quilt.


The sewing of the blocks was totally random. If the strip I pulled was long enough to fit I used it. The 3D look just happened.


Did you have to be careful as to how you placed the color strips to get the 3D effect or does it just work out? This quilt was love at first sight for me. Thanks!
Robin in TX


sewmuch 03-22-2011 07:45 AM

That's a beauty, no border needed.... :thumbup:


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