More of the baby quilt in progress...sashing/border advice?
#1
Progress photos! After much sewing, picking apart seams, resewing and cutting (ow! I need a heavier-duty rotary cutter) here is state of the quilt. Each of the blocks is now 8.5" square. So, it is on the small side.
I'm seeking opinions about sashing/border size and color. Any advice very welcome! Again, this is my very first quilt and it is made of baby clothes. This is not going to be a quilt that is used on a bed or anything, so I don't have a specific goal. (I set out to do this a LONG time ago and the little girl is now four!)
I'm seeking opinions about sashing/border size and color. Any advice very welcome! Again, this is my very first quilt and it is made of baby clothes. This is not going to be a quilt that is used on a bed or anything, so I don't have a specific goal. (I set out to do this a LONG time ago and the little girl is now four!)
*Before* squaring
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#2
Mollymct, that is great. You needd to decide firstly, how big you want this to be,currently it will be 24"X 40" as a finished centre. I would put a solid color border of about2"next, followed by a 5"-^' patterned border, using a single fabric from the blocks, if there's any left, or a scrappy border made from all the fabrics used in the centre.
Whatever you decide, it's looking good, and 4 year olds love quilts, especially when it's all theirs.
Goodluck with the rest of it.
Whatever you decide, it's looking good, and 4 year olds love quilts, especially when it's all theirs.
Goodluck with the rest of it.
#3
I love the idea of a scrappy border! I will have to see what I have left. These fabrics are all baby clothes, but I have some leftovers. I am afraid I wasn't thinking beyond the squares so I am sure I chunked some perfectly good pieces. :(
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