Quilt Sashing, Border, and Backing

We're getting there! It seems like forever ago that I started this project but it's finally all starting to come together. Just take a quick look...

Don't you just love the sashing? Well, I hope you do because this is actually the second version of it.

Let's go back to last Sunday. I accidentally cut the wrong fabric for the sashing. But, I didn't hate it since it all sort of just went together when I bought it. So I sewed it on and they laid what would have been my border around it.

And, I hated it. It was like the middle was so light and bright and the outside was so muted and dull. So, I ripped the sashing all apart. Which is no small feat. It's 13 pieces for crying out loud. But, I was glad I did. Don't you think putting the blue in as the sashing gives the blocks so much more of a border?

So, now since the original border fabric was all cut up to sashing pieces and then ripped out it's unusable for the project and the store sold out of it a long time ago. All that meant is more shopping for me. I chose the Garden Rocket Turquoise by Art Gallery.

For the backing I was so excited about the multi-colored chevron I got. But, in class I learned that we'd have to cut off a portion of it and move it to the top of remaining panel to fit the correct dimensions of the quilt. That would essentially ruin the line of the graphic chevron. I thought about it for far too long before I decided to just add a border around the chevron for the backing. I had plenty of my background fabric left over so I used that.

By next week, I need to have my borders sew onto the top and have the whole thing sandwiched with the batting. Wish me luck.

Wanna catch up to see how I've gotten this far? See all the posts in our Quilting Series, here.

Week One: Beginner Quilting
Week Two: Stripping and Half-square Triangles
Week Three: Hand Applique
Week Four: Final Two Blocks
Week Five: Hand Quilting

If you're interested in learning to quilt yourself, we're holding a series of classes this January. There were only a few spaces left last I checked so if we're all booked up, be sure to get on the waiting list.