Monday, 11 June 2012

To sash or not to sash, that is the question.

I sewed these bricks together several years back,
planning to make a traditional Chinese coins quilt,
but I couldn't find the right sashing.
So it sat in my drawer,
and now I'm in a place where I want to finish it quickly.
What do you think about no sashing
with the seams not matching?
Or how about inserting blocks from my parts drawer randomly?
And what's a good size for a throw?

Since this is on my  portable design wall (aka flannel backed picnic tablecloth)
I'm linking up to Judy's design wall Mondays.

9 comments:

stitchinpenny said...

In my mind I would sash with a solid rust color.

Nifty Quilts said...

I love it this way. But I'm sure it'd be great with sashing too. Ah, decisions--the agonizing and the fun part of quilt making!

Taos Sunflower said...

I think unmatched seams and no sashing is just fine. In fact, it's sort of the spirit of the scrap quilt, IMHO.

Judy D in AZ said...

If you decide not to sash it, you could offset the bricks (or coins) so you won't notice that the seams don't match.

antique quilter said...

I would just sew it together the way it is
don't worry if the seams don't match
and if you have a great fabric that works as a border put a border on....
just mho....
throw size I like 60 x 70 , but I have made 45 x 60 or 50 x 50
Kathie

Heartsdesire said...

Looks good just the way it is. There is no penalty for not having the seams matching.lol

Barb said...

I agree with Kathie - I'm usually a non-sasher on scrap quilts.
This looks great to me!

Lizzie P said...

I like the unmatched, random look - it's lively. Sashing might take away from that...

Teri said...

I think a sash would be great. Look for a reproduction gold or any other color you want to showcase.

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