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finished! and need advice on new project

I finished the dresden plate quilt top. photos will be uploaded later this week... I plan to handquilt it this winter.

so now on to my next rescue quilt. this one was given to me by the previous owner of the house we bought last summer when she saw me cringing as I noticed it was being going to be used to pack the truck, together with a much older one in pretty bad shape I haven't touched yet. apparently they were made by her grandmother. I think this one is not that old (based on the fabrics), while the other looks too old. maybe it was a generic 'grandmother' or maybe the woman lived a 100 years and made quilts all along!

anyway, I disgress, as usual. this is the top:

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the green fabric was very thin and I didn't like it anyway (would have learnt to live with it if it had been in fine shape though), so I took it apart. I have ~40 good blocks. I am thinking of putting them in a 5x7 setting and saving the extras. I like symmetry anyway!

three questions:

a. I am not sure I want to remake the little 4 patch squares used as posts (most of those are in bad shape too) but I do like the secondary effect. of course I could get that by substituting them for black squares (I have an 'antique' - old at last, piece of fabric that might be perfect for this if it is large enough. if not I might have to find another fabric and do the 4 patchs. what do you think? do I stick to the original design? technically this is not my quilt so the usual advice does not apply... :o)

BTW, notice there is a mistake in the orientation of one of the lower right blocks that breaks the pattern made by the post squares

b. I really don't think that green sashing worked well with the other colours. what would you use instead?

c. it had no borders, but would you put one on? or more?

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DrQuilter
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I agree, the green just doesn't do it for me. However, maybe a different shade would work? The 4-patches...I like the effect they give. But if they are in bad shape, maybe redo them. JMHO Borders, it would give an almost framed look, and i like that. maybe use the same fabric from the sashing, maybe use a shade darker. I usually wait on borders till the top is done. What i would normally pick for them sometimes doesn't work in the end. JMHO, Toni

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Toni Schneidt

What a beautiful design! I'd stick with that, and I'm seeing a dark blue or gold/ecru color to replace the green. :) JMO, of course. I love the "scrappiness" of it.

NancyB (NS, Canada)

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NancyB

IMO you could go ahead and use black squares for the posts. Just make sure to get a real black, not an overdyed (cheap) fabric, which will likely fade to brown.

I think the green was not so bad. What about something more turquoise?

No borders needed! Roberta in D

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Roberta Zollner

Answers, from my point of view!

a) I like the four patches there, but a single block should be OK too. It just won't have the echo of the back and yellow? print from the nine patches. There is more than one wrong orientation! So, if you keep them, you'll have to change them round - amazing how much it shows, isn't it, when you think how small they are.

b) I do actually like the green; but, if you don't, what about some shade of yellow? There are some yellow/green? bits in one of the prints I think?

c) It didn't seem to be desperate for a border. Perhaps that depends on where/where you are going to use it. If it is going to be put in a specific place/for a specific purpose, then tailor the size to that. . In message , DrQuilter writes

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Patti

Marissa: Looking at that quilt, I wonder if the blocks are older than the green sashes. Maybe they were a UFO, and the green was added much later. Anyhow, it is a wishy washy color and does not look good. With the black squares, you will need a medium value sashing. I like that strong chartreuse green I see in some blocks. Otherwise, medium blue, or medium maroon. I do like the chain effect, so I'd stick with the basic setting. IMO, it is fine to just use the black squares instead of the four patches. Borders? Wait and see. Have fun! PAT

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Pat in Virginia

Oooh! I agree. That pale green is not doing the blocks any favors.

M> Marissa:

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monique

I agree the blocks look older than the setting. We aren't the first generation with UFO's. Find a store that sells reproduction fabrics (Wish you were closer. We have a great one in the western suburbs of Chicago) Take the squares to the store and auditioned sashing fabrics. Borders were not common in past generations but this is your quilt and finish how you wish.

Susan

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Susan Laity Price

I have enough good 4 patches for most of the spots. I will make a couple with a different black fabric and put them in non obvious places. I got a light blue 'antique' chambray at the APNQ show (same guy I got the purple fabric for the dresden plates 2 years ago). he specializes in old fabrics and said the top has fabrics from the 20s to 50s..... a true scrap basket quilt!

btw, I showed the blocks to a lady from m guild that was in a stand doing written estimates and restorations of quilts and she invited me to the open house she holds ever third friday of the month... that is today

- I am excited!

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DrQuilter

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