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mollymct 07-10-2010 03:08 PM

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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!)

*Before* squaring
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lindyline 07-10-2010 03:18 PM

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.

mollymct 07-10-2010 03:21 PM

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. :(

MamaBear61 07-10-2010 03:22 PM

Very pretty and I like lindyline's suggestion of a plain and then a patterned border. Do you have enough of your fabrics to make a piano keys outside border?

Jim's Gem 07-10-2010 03:25 PM

Looks beautiful!

mollymct 07-10-2010 04:54 PM

I'm going to have to look through my leftover pieces and see what I can put together! That will mean a lot more fabric stabilizing, too!!

mollymct 07-10-2010 04:55 PM

Do you think "no" to sashing?

annette1952 07-10-2010 05:00 PM

Oh this is a very pretty quilt. Very nice job

C.Cal Quilt Girl 07-10-2010 05:01 PM

Finish it.... blocks together and borders. It is and will be Adorable. :)

MinnieKat 07-10-2010 06:07 PM


Originally Posted by mollymct
Do you think "no" to sashing?

I don't think it needs sashing. I like it without.


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