Wanda from Exuberant Color, whose color sense I admire greatly, suggested a light sashing with the white cornerstones. I tried to find something that would work, but nothing was working for me. I like the contrast of a dark shade better, leaning toward navy. I asked my friends who are also doing this BOM at our LQS for their opinions, and they were in agreement that a dark color would be better. I found this and they all concurred.
I can fussy cut the sashing pieces I need from those vertical stripes. The stripey repeat is about 3/16" wider than I need, so I can cut my strips and trim away the extra darkest part.
This is tedious. I need 71 of these pieces and I'm afraid to stack and cut in case the stripey print is crooked. So I'm cutting one strip at a time....
If I add a sashing strip to one side of each block, I can lay the blocks out and determine which blocks need strips on the other side.
Sewing the strips onto the blocks is going to take awhile, and I have some non-quilty things going on, so I don't know how quickly I'll get the sashing done. I'll just keep plugging away at it as I get a chance.
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I really like the dark navy print you found, and I can understand your hesitation to cut them all at once. I'm hoping the non-quilting things going on in your life are OK.
ReplyDeleteI really love the dark sashing strip and the way it sets off the blocks. Even just sewing one strip here and one there will add up.
ReplyDeleteI agree, the dark sashing just makes it.
ReplyDeleteI always get compliments on my fussy-cut sashings. Yes, it's hard, but well worth the effort.
ReplyDeleteI like the dark sashing. Hope you get a chance to finish off adding all the strips.
ReplyDeleteI have a thing for navy in backgrounds so could happily go with what you have chosen. I think it will pop nicely against the chain effect and make it stand out more!
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