The first thing I did was assemble some more little 3" nine patches. This is going to be a small project so I wanted to have at least 36 blocks to work with.
Nest I pressed the 9 patches that had the quarter square triangles sewn on and then I added 3" corners to 12 of the blocks. As I work on this I'm realizing one block close up is really cute. Several blocks at a distance look like gray instead of black (charcoal) and white stripe. Seeing the blocks edge to edge is not great.
They are much better with space between them so sashing is definitely needed. I haven't tried anything yet but I'm thinking white with small black dots might be nice. I have lots of white with black prints to choose from so I'll be looking at them today.
Once again, all of the rain during the daytime hours missed my house. I'm wondering if other parts of town got any rain. A big storm was brewing at 10:30 last night and we finally we got some rain. I'll check the rain gauges this morning.
7 comments:
Definitely sashing! This one is very cute but the sashing seems necessary to show off the blocks.
Oh, I like the idea of white with black polka dots :-)
Yes, sashing is needed. I think the polka dot idea sounds like a real possibility.
Have fun deciding on the sashing fabric - this one is definitely a fun one.
It was fun to see those two photos…What an amazing good difference with spacing between your little blocks.by the time you read this I’m sure you’ve found the perfect sashing.
Great progress on these, Wanda; I think sashing will really look great, too.
I was able to sit out for an hour early this morning on our deck and do a bit of hand quilting--so relaxing...with my cuppa coffee and
quiet....fresh air felt so good....
Hugs, Julierose
A skinny sash will let the flowers breathe. (Like thinning plants in the garden?) We had a brief downpour right after church yesterday ans some rain overnight. Sun is out now.
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