Sashing outside on-point blocks?

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I think I could use "sashing my wrists" as the topic. Here's why:

Just laid out my top of Ohio star 8 1/2 inch blocks with 4 1/4 sashing and 4

1/4 inch connecting stars. I stop after 1/2 way done pinning to admire my work....and begin to see why I had a lot more connecting stars than I needed. I did not put the sashing all around the blocks on the outside. Should I have? then I could have put my extra stars in. Now having seen this, it screams at me--"Moron!" and really looks incomplete.

Any beginners out there--do what I did not--draw a complete picture!!!I drew one but didn't put in the sashing because it was too big a PITA. Besides ;-) I knew what I was doing!

Yeah, right.

Does sashing usually go around the outside blocks? Maybe I"m just being hypercritical. It's for a really good friend, so in any case I won't have to look at it, and it's sure as h*** too late now to fix!

Advice, pictures, sympathy as always much appreciated....

Dogmom

Jessamy · Accepted Answer

the outer sashing is optional you *could* add it but it's not requiredmay I suggest using the extra stars as part of an inner border?

Pat in Virginia · Answer

Aw D/M, we've all BTDT at some point in our quilting journeys. So, here is some chocolate: m&m  m&m m&m m&m!!Sashing around outer edges is optional ... depends on the overall look. (Boy, that is waaaay unhelpful!) When I use sashes inside, I *usually* add a matching or similar sash around the edge. Then I move on to a border. Or not. So, I think as long as you have the star parts you might as well use them.PAT in VA/USAdogmom wrote:

dogmom · Answer

Thanks, y'all. You're already making me feel better (and it's not just the chocolate!)Dogm'

Vikki In WA State · Answer

You know, how you finish this quilt is directly related to how you are goingto look at it when it is finished.  If this happens to me I finish andeverytime I look at it I think, "I wish I had added those other sashingstrips".  Or I look at it and think, "I am so glad I didn't do it the firstway."   I hate the idea that I might not ever like it.  But you might thinkof something that will look even better than your first plan.   Have fun,this can be a real challenge.

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