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08-25-2013, 06:22 PM

#21

francie yuhas

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It's your quilt...do what you want with it,but I would put it in " time out" and let it " ripen" a while. I thinks it's a lovely quilt

08-25-2013, 07:04 PM

#22

bizzibee

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I think I would add sashing around the blocks in black. I would sew small 4 patch blocks in black and red together to create a strip for the border and bind it using the red.

08-25-2013, 09:02 PM

#23

sewbizgirl

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I love it... it's going to be a great quilt. No sashing OR ants! It will really come alive when you quilt the white spaces. Maybe some feathers would be outstanding.

08-26-2013, 03:50 AM

#24

teddysmom

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I love the simplicity of the pattern--could be because I'm working on a church dash. Agree with DH==don't add ants! Are you going to add a border or just go straight to binding? I would carry the simplicity theme through to just adding a border IMHO.

08-26-2013, 09:16 AM

#25

katsbmr

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i vote on sashing betweeen the blocks, but it certainly is lovely the way it is

08-27-2013, 03:10 AM

#26

Retired Fire Chief

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I think it is going to be very pretty when you are done, please let us see it finished. And I vote no ants!

08-27-2013, 04:10 AM

#27

HillCountryGal

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Love your quilt!
When I first saw it, I thought a small black print would be a good sashing.
Also, prairie points might look neat to finish it off.

08-27-2013, 04:26 AM

#28

quilter68

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I seriously love your blocks. It is going to be a great quilt. Maybe a picnic quit? Ants are a great idea!

08-27-2013, 05:14 AM

#29

canuckninepatch

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Location: Ontario, Canada; Florida in the winter

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What about sashing out of the background fabric, just to distance each block from one another a bit, without distracting from the blocks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nanny's dollface

I hadn't planned on using sashing as it seemed to distract my eyes from the block too much. IMHO

08-27-2013, 05:34 AM

#30

Dollyo

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Quote:

Originally Posted by CarolynMT

I agree with Omacookie, I would sash in a 2in (finished at 1.5in) or 1.5in (finished at 1in) solid black. This would create a frame around each block, even with the offset it would look nice. Then I would frame out the whole center in a solid black border same size as the sashing, then a wider border in a plain black/white gingham. I would bind in a solid black with a small solid red flange or piping. I would then quilt it using leaves and meanders with loops and twirls in the green that matches the green in the cherries.

That is how I would finish the quilt.

I agree. That would be perfect.