cowpie2

This is why I really should have a complete plan before I start a project. This is the Material Girl blog QAL. When I am done I will have 20 blocks and I need to put sashing between the blocks. The main color is a soft yellow all the others are batiks. What would you do for sashing? (it will be 5" sashing).

quiltnut4ever

Wow that is awesome work! Can't say about the sashing since I'm not good at it myself but however it comes out it will be stunning!

ManiacQuilter2

I would try using your soft background (yellow?). Take your blocks down (you have a photo to be able to get everyone back into position) and put what you have of the background fabric and see if you like what that looks like. It will have a look of floating the blocks. This is where you can play with what width you want between the blocks. I personally can't see using any of your other colors since they are so bright. You could use one of those brights for the binding. Good Luck. Beautiful blocks!

cmputerdazed

If you would like to have the quilt read a certain color you could use that color but I think I would use the background. I love anything yellow.

CarolynMT

Are you saying that your sashing will be 5 inches wide? that is rather wide for sashing, generally sashing is only 1-2inches wide.

if you are planning on doing 5in wide sashing, then I would do 1.5in yellow, 2in main color, 1.5in yellow....Like a strip set, the main color would be whatever you decide is the focus color for you. I would then do a 2in border in yellow then a 5in border in the main color to tie everything together.

mmac71

"BooBoo" alert...I think you have a triangle misplaced in the 2nd block bottom row of pic. I vote for yellow also.

FroggyinTexas

I think you need a dark solid. If it were my quilt, I would use a vibrant black. froggyintexas

cowpie2

Yes I know about the boo boo, one of the many reasons I take pictures throughout the process

cowpie2

How about a black gingham?

redquilter

I'm not sure about a 5" sashing. That seems pretty big to me. I think something about 1 - 2" in black would really set everything off nicely.