Lay a couple of of blocks out on a good-sized piece of black and white check (or any other sashing color you are considering) leaving about the width of the sashing between blocks. Then step back and look at it from a distance. That may help you visualize it. I have one of those little door peepholes (minus the door) in my sewing box & sometimes use that to get the effect of looking at it from a distance.
Julia > These colors are more pastel. Since I don't really like pastel
Boy, I'm really starting to feel like I am becoming stupid with quilting. It may be all the drugs they are pumping into my body that are making me really sick. Oh well...here's another one.
I am making another quilt for the sister of the little guy the bug quilt is going to. Hers is going to be like the one I did for my granddaughter at:
My first thought is to use the dark blue in the chair of the panel in the upper right corner. But, with all the pastel colors, that might make the quilt kind of dark and somber.
I also had an idea, but can't conceptualize what it will look like. What would happen if I use my black and white check fabric for the sashing with gold stars at the intersections. Do you think that will be bizzare or look kind of "hip". I certainly can't decide.
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I love the idea of b/w checks in between! I also like the sort of lavender color that is "floor" in the top 2 panels. That would be a fun, not too dark color to work with for sashing, too.
You could use the black & white check to put another border similar to that around the center image on these squares and then use any of the colors you've added - like the light green, or lavender, or pink (but it should be a deeper pink, I think, to hold it's own against the black and white.
Your granddaughter's quilt is very cool! Nice and bright!
R> Boy, I'm really starting to feel like I am becoming stupid with
Well, I am going to disagree with the others on B/W cks--that's not really a little girl color :) How about gingham cks in one of the pastel colors?
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Are you set on a solid background fabric, or how about some dots? Not too print-y, not too plain.
How about going with something like this --
Those bubbles are real cute! Perfect for Marti's little girl quilt
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Howdy! I'm all out of answers on this one , but would suggest that you use a neutral background when choosing colors. The green of that cutting mat throws it all off-balance.
Agree with Ragmop here. Cutting mat green does kind of gag me. Do spread your candidates for sashing out and place the blocks on them. Wish I could tell you that one will clearly be the best. At least you will know which ones are not going to work. I love you quilts, just love them and enjoyed the camper tour. Polly
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I agree with Pati. I would lay out all of the blocks (the inside printed ones) and pick a color that appears in every block (purple is probably it).
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Bev
definitely use the black and white check with stars at the intersections!
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I LOVE YOUR BLOCKS! I would try the same log cabin-like multi colored sashing strips( maybe horizontal or diagonal), then a narrow stopper (the black stripe) then choose a midddle of the rainbow for the border, purple is a good choice, and bind in the black checked or a spiral multi colored bias cut binding. I always have to see the actual blocks (size and intensity of colors) next to the actual choices of sashing, I am sure whatever you choose will be great! you made these wonderful blocks after all!!!!!!
Ok, I'm going to cry. I have laid them out on my design wall and looked at them through a reducing glass. I still can't decide. I may sew one sashing to two rows of blocks in the black and white check to see if that helps. I can't make the stars at the intersections because I won't be able to have a large enough sashing if I use the b&w. So, I think I'll put varied color cornerstones in place of the stars.
I'm so frustrated with this quilt, I'm about ready to quit.
Mardi
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I am definitely going to do multi colored binding since I am ending up with a very large pile of 1" and 1 1/4" strips that are not long enough to go around the block.
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Mardi, don't quit! I know you really won't anyway, but that's another story ;^)
This quilt is for a kid. Kids love colors, patterns, textures. And they are SO forgiving. They don't care if the colors aren't a perfect match or the points don't quite line up. They don't care if the sashing is too narrow or the binding is crooked. They like it when it has their favorite colors and characters, and there is a lot of interest -- a.k.a. "busyness" to one of us adults! My suggestion -- stop thinking about this quilt like an adult, and look at it through the eyes of a kid! It is going to be great!
I'm with Ann, Mardi! Don't quit! If you love the b&w check, but think sashing will be too much, try cornerstones of it, without fussy cutting to make the squares line up. You can still do sashing stars, with the b&w centers, and colored points. It will still look like stars - I promise!
Hullo Mardi, You can't be frustrated *yet*! It's only been two days! I'm often at this stage for weeks!! and that's after months of planning. Two days is nothing. >g< I do think that the B&W check is perhaps making this more difficult than it need be for you. If you were to try one of the colours, like the purple/lavender, you might find it easier to decide - at least to see what you don't like. If you are still on those meds, that might be keeping you off top 'condition' for deciding. Leave it awhile. Come back to it in another couple of days. . In article , M. Wetmore writes
Why use ANY sashing?
Excellent...and I'd advise one more thing. Take your glasses or your viewing glass, and smear it with vaseline. Now, draw a little heart in the vaseline. You won't be able to see anything BUT where the heart is through those lenses. THAT's where the beauty of this quilt lies, my friend...in what YOU SEE THROUGH YOUR HEART...
Hugs,
The Blessed Fiddy, Patroness Saint of the Disorganized LC in Sunny So Cal Personality Development Specialist (Full-Time Mom!)
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