The last of my Sew Colorful Stars blocks, one of my projects for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge, were made last week, and now I am trying to figure out how I want to put them together. Here is the design from the pattern cover, which uses the background fabric for sashing and a wider border.
My background fabric has a little bit of a pattern on it, but it's still mostly white. This is Pin Drop by Christopher Thompson for Riley Blake.
My concern is whether the quilt will be too much white. I've been considering some options for adding some color in the sashing/cornerstones. My first idea was little shoo-fly corners between the blocks.
Maybe...That's definitely better. I could use a different color at each intersection. Should I go even lighter?
This one blends in so well that it makes me wonder "why bother?" What about that fabric as the sashing?
That's okay, but it's not telling me "Yes, yes, I'm the perfect choice!" (Don't your quilts talk to you like that?) Of all the options I've considered, my favorite is the pale aqua shoo-fly. However, as I look at all these options for adding a little something extra to the setting, I keep thinking they all distract from the blocks. After piecing all of those many triangles, the blocks need to be the "stars" in this quilt. I'm leaning toward following the pattern and using the same background fabric for the sashing and borders.
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Julie in GA
Thta is a gorgeous block - and I like the it with the shoo fly - maybe the pastel version? I like that it makes your eye move from block to block
ReplyDeleteI don't think the shoo-fly distracts at all. I think it's a nice surprise in between the blocks. Otherwise, you're right, there might be too much white. I never say this, but how about a pale gray for the sashing?
ReplyDeleteI love your background fabric, Julie! So perfect for a rainbow of stars. I understand exactly what you're going through - trying to decide how to pull them all together. I like your shoofly idea with the sashing! You could also just add a colorful square as a cornerstone where the sashings meet.
ReplyDeleteLovely blocks and I kinda like the pale shoo fly block in the sashing!
ReplyDeleteDecisions, decisions! I'm sure you will come up with the perfect one.
ReplyDeleteDid you give up on friendship stars?
ReplyDeleteWeighing the options is part of the process, Julie. Completing as described is a perfectly good choice. Happy finishing!
ReplyDeleteWhat about making your corner stone a tiny hourglass an then you could make the stars multi colored to match each block. That would match all those HSTs. I love what you have so far. Thanks for sharing with Oh Scrap!
ReplyDeleteYes, my quilts talk to me too. . .sometimes. . .it is years before I understand what they want. I think that you have a good idea. You will figure out the solution soon!
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