QuiltnNan

i would use a soft green... but i'm biased as green is my favorite color. great blocks!

Doggramma

If you're going for the modern look, I'd use the soft background color for the sashing. Otherwise I like that green you used in some of the blocks. Very nice quilt so far.

Jackie Spencer

I vote for the yellow back ground fabric, and the narrower sashing.

0tis

I always lay fabrics next to my blocks - or even spread out the sashing fabric and place the blocks on top of it to see how it works together - I am not good at just looking at it without trying out fabrics. I think you did a wonderful job and I have that sampler on my list too.

cowpie2

If you do the qal you should know the finished block is 16". I think the block size is part of why I am struggling too finish at a size I like.

dmnorden

I would also try the yellow for the sashing, smaller than 5". Maybe add a solid block in your other block colors to join the sashing pieces.

Jeanne S

My thought is to use the light-solid color as the sashing but have the sashing just 2-3 inches wide. If you need the quilt bigger, add a border or two of the darker colors you like.

ShirlinAZ

I'm a bit picky about coordinating sizes as well as colors. I'd go for a 4" sashing and an 8" outer border. Can you miniaturize any of your blocks? I think a 4" pale yellow sashing with cornerstones in smaller versions of your blocks would look fantastic. JMHO

TeresaA

I like the boo-boo. It adds fun. And I would go 3" or less sashing. A wider sashing on a sampler quilt is probably a good thing. As for color, I'd probably go all white or black with pale yellow cornerstones. But I can't see your colors so maybe a blue would work better than black.

QuiltNama

I did a quilt on the same like as yours with a layer cake and used 2 1/2" sashings of my background color. Used a contrasting color for my sashing squares, it made a nice sized quilt. A 5" sashing might take away from all your nice work done on the blocks as it would leave a lot of space between. JMHO