I'm just finishing off scrappy blocks and am so glad you posted yours. I was planning no sashing but realize now that sashing in a muted color will set these scrappy beauties off. Yours will be a masterpiece (and I hope mine will be also) that you will NEVER see another of!!! SCRAPPIES RULE ............

This is what I thinking as well, then sash it with a blue or green. Just a thought, but whatever you do, it will be great. Thanks for sharing and do share when done. :o)

I love looking at "ugly" quilts. I can't see ugly here. If you will sash and border it, it will be great. I love really scrappy quilts.

i would use a black sashing or a dark sashing so each block stood on its own the blocks are beautiful. now I know what i need to do. i like scrap quilts.

i would use a black sashing or a dark sashing so each block stood on its own the blocks are beautiful. now I know what i need to do. i like scrap quilts.

Looks good, keep going. I love scrappy quilts. When finished theylook great.

It's not ugly - just busy. But I think there is a good lesson here in value and print size. Some of the blocks could use a the flower blocks darker and the background lighter. And the navy blue fabric has such large light areas it appears to blend into the background and not accent the piece as much. But I think if you add a dark, solid "reading" sashing, it will highlight your blocks very well. I agree that with other board members that it will be lively and lots of fun when it's finished!

Really nice scrap quilt. I'm not sure about sashing for it. Lay the blocks out on a piece of red fabric; then a piece of blue fabric, etc and see how it looks. You can get an idea of what the sashing would look like by doing that. I think it might be fine without sashing. Put the blocks closer together and see how it looks too. For the inner border, I think blue or red would be good.

Your quilt is definitely not ugly. It's just a beautiful scrappy. :thumbup:

Maybe make a few more blocks - similar colors - that when mixed with what you have would make a more unified look.

I think its cute. way not add sashing so the bolocks aren't butted up to each other. scrapppies are the best

I would sash the blocks - they look great! I love scrap quilts.

Not bad at all. You seem to have the same dark fabric in each block so that ties all the blocks together but sashing would really be helpful.
Good luck, Kutnso

Looks great to me too. If it were me, I would use a solid or near solid as the sashing. Probably doesn't need more prints.
Enjoy! :thumbup:

I do agree with you, they are ugly blocks, I don't think this pattern was meant to be so scrappy, the background fabrics need to be a solid, off white color to bring out the pattern.
Too many large prints, checks, for the small pattern pieces.
I would not waste anymore time or fabric making anymore blocks. Ugly blocks =an ugly quilt. Spend your time and fabric on a new project.

I would alternate them with solid blocks of fabric.

Carol J.

If you join the blocks you will have 3 patterns going on, which I think will unify the quilt. I personally love the colors you have used. Do you have enough to make a top? Another solution would be to put it on point with a solid color block between them. Nice quilting perhaps a tulip type design in the solid color block will add to the overall look. Quilting sure takes a lot of thinking, don't you agree?

If you join the blocks you will have 3 patterns going on, which I think will unify the quilt. I personally love the colors you have used. Do you have enough to make a top? Another solution would be to put it on point with a solid color block between them. Nice quilting perhaps a tulip type design in the solid color block will add to the overall look. Quilting sure takes a lot of thinking, don't you agree?

First of all, it is not ugly. It is gay and pretty.
I think you should use either pale yellow or pale green sashing. (I really would prefer the yellow)
Keep going this will turn out to be really really nice!

I think it looks pretty. And I'm sure someone will just love it.

I like it! It will look great when all put together.

Just use solid color borders to stop the activity in the blocks. I think it looks great so far!

i also like the idea offered of a plain block separating the pieced blocks. I really think this is going to be beautiful

I don't think it is ugly. YOU may like it better with some kind of stripping to pull it together. We are our own worst critic.

It's not ugly. I would put a darkish first border around it to kinda corral it. I LOVE scrappy! Keep going.

Looks like about the same thing I did. I added black sashing and border of tiny flowers that had all the colors in it and it turned out looking pretty good. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Super cute! Scrappy is the way to go when you have a a whole lot of just a little this and that! Also with the price of fabric going up I am a firm believer in using every little piece. I think your little quilt is great!

sashing, definately -- and it will be CUTE!!!

Maybe the dark blue in between the blocks? I like the blocks personally...

My vote is for no sashing... I see crosses, diamonds and stars that would show up when the blocks are joined directly. A nice border would look good around that, maybe with a predominant color from the blocks.

If you want the center design to stand out more, you might hand stitch around it using the outline stitch with black thread (size 10 purl cotton...the kind used when doing the "Big Stitch").

I agree with Yonnika.

In each 4 unit block, focus on your center stars by putting two alike together, opposite each other. Navy plus Red, green plus yellow, gray plus red, gray plus navy, Navy plus yellow.

This teeny bit of unity will showcase your lovely blocks.

I like no sashing, but you can audition sashing by laying your blocks on fabric of different colors.

I don't think it Ugly..
I think it's clever and interesting.
Solid color...dark ,green, brown or even black would look good.
Keep on using those scraps....

I don't think this is ugly at all! I have a real ugly on my bed, but it keeps me warm. Someone asked me how I figured out how to put all of the pieces together for the pattern. She obviously wasn't a quilter! (?) What pattern? I just filled up the foundation piece with scraps until it was full, then moved on to the next one. At least you have some consistency involved. Mine was a no-brainer.

Me too!

StephanieQueen, I have been looking at alot of scrappy quilt books to get ideas for my own eccentric stash and you might want to keep going and using up those scraps - and then put a solid inbetween the blocks. The color that instantly stood out to me, was the blue...but you could use any solid color that is in your block scrap colors. This would "calm" it down a bit. The library has lots of books with ideas, and also your local quilt guild might have some that will show some marvelous ways of combining your scraps (cost free). It will be LOVELY when you are done, I am sure.

I like it without sashing. :-) So much fun!

But here's another take on it--if you really hate it, if you don't want to spend any more time on it, then you can allow yourself to abandon it. We learn by our mistakes, but that doesn't mean we have to suffer the results endlessly once something hasn't worked out for us. I once started making a pair of pajamas for my husband, and no matter how hard I tried to get them to fit they wouldn't, and looked hideous. Finally, one Saturday afternoon when I'd worked on them for another hour or two, I gave myself permission to take my sharpest scissors and cut them into a million pieces. When my husband and daughter came home, I said "Look, here's your PJs" and tossed the zillion pieces of fabric over my head. We all laughed ourselves silly, and I felt better knowing I wouldn't spend another minute on this fruitless endeavor.

On the other hand, looks like lots of encouraging suggestions here for helping you with this project. Could you post a picture of how it works out?

I think if you keep turning your blocks you will find a larger pattern within the combined blocks.. You have some blocks with yellow fabric in the corner that resemble hearts. If you move those together, and move the other blocks similarly the pattern will flow into itself. You might even try sashing around the larger blocks. It's a LONG way from being a disaster. Walk away for 24 hours, and you will see it in a different light. Good wishes!!

Oh, I see I did not say: I DON'T think it is UGLY at all!

:-D

Keep going, this will be a wonderful quilt when finished. I, like Arline423, think if you were to just twist the blocks around, you will find you have several patterns that will pop out at you.