tessagin

I can't help but anxious to see when finished!! Love the colors and black will give a lot of pop and like others have stated will give the look of floating/illusion!

sahm4605

I say a color you havent used in the blocks use as sashing to help "even" out the blocks to make them the same size. I like how you have them laid out in the pic. looks good.

Knitette

Thank you! I never noticed that I'll certainly make note of that whatever I decide. I think I'll do as some suggested and add the sashing before I decide.

I should have made myself a bit clearer - the blocks themselves aren't too bad (at least nothing that can't be fudged with creative sashing, lol). It's the poor piecing of the blocks themselves that made me decide not buy the finishing kit. Sometimes when I had the four quarters to join, I'd have two large ones and two small ones............ the shame (you'll now also understand why I'm such a huge fan of applique).

crafterrn1

Try this one. The sashing is 2-1/2 inches. The Piano key border is 4 inches and the 2-1/2 inch border then the black binding. Luann

mea12

Luann! that's so great!!! I bet that will look better than the original pattern!

JustAbitCrazy

If you also need the quilt to be larger than it is, add triangles all around each block and place them on point. Beautiful colors, btw; the quilt is going to be stunning.

Dlsun

Love the quilt, love the colors!

WMUTeach

I agree with several who suggested mixing up the pinwheels and the flowers. Just be aware of your color placement so for instance the dark blue flower is not next to the dark blue pinwheel. Lovely work even if you find flaws. It will be a striking quilt when finished.

w1613s

This is just an idea and why it appeals to me.

I wish I could remember where I saw a quilt made from design-related blocks which were quite obviously not same sized blocks. The quilter arranged them so the different sized quilt blocks were "balanced" in the setting and made up the technicalities of the quilt with the sashing and "same color as sashing" border and binding. It looked as though the smaller blocks were surrounded with a wider sashing than the larger blocks. The blocks were not aranged "smaller blocks left and right side of horizontal row x, flowers exery other row, etc." I think the quilter played with the blocks until they pleased the eye.

The quilt appealed to my eye and brain. The different sizes and interesting setting made me really look at the quilt, its piecing, its setting, its quilting, its colors and I liked it. Unique. Not plain vanilla. Exciting.

It's been about 3 years since I could see and think on that level. Three years of sickness, surgery, care for the sick ones, death, estate work, getting things to the right places and people, selling a house that exists half a long state away, and finally the blessing of a wedding. Guess I am claiming and enjoying 2015 as my "not quite in the middle of the road" year.

Please show us what you decide. Thanks.

Pat
Please show us what you

carolynjo

Beautiful colors! This will be a thing of beauty when you finish.