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I was trying to turn this simple block into a 12 and one half inch block. It started out as two thirteen inches squares I kept breaking into triangles. all of a sudden it was only 12 inches square and looks too simplistic. I wanted it to be all blue. I am wondering if I could cut it down to 10 inch square and add a border so it would end up 12 and a half inches . A different blue for the border. What do you think? suggestions welcome as I haven't sewn blocks for a long time and it is like starting all over again. Been doing the dolls for sick kids, and moving back into some quilting for a change. Can you help???

try and match the blue for the border ... and definitely cut it down it down to 10 before sewing on the border

Thanks Mama. appreciate your taking time to reply. Hugs.

I think that maybe the blues are too similar in tone, and that's why you're not happy with it. Do you have a blue that is much lighter and another that's sort of a "royal" blue? Also, if you join the blocks without sashing then they will look like large squares set on point,meaning you needn't have cut them into triangles at all.

thanks artsy. I'll see about getting some other fabric

Hey Word.....ok you know I am an out of the box thinker here....so I say why not cut it down to 10.5ins, then cut a 2.5in border in a dark brown.......like railroad tie planter around a garden ;)

or even a soft white would look nice surrounding the blocks ...

Maybe match the dark blue in the embroidery material with a 2 inch sashing.

Carolyn, thinking the whole block should be blue. How will it fit in with an all blue quilt if I use brown? Sounds really nice, but not sure it will work under the circumstances. Please let me know...I may be visualizing the overall quilt wrong. HUGS

I think I'd cut it at least one more time, then add a much darker border.

thanks to all for the comments. I just hate to 'toss it' when it might be fixable. hugs