I was digging through my hutch where I keep my special blocks and found nine blue and white blocks.
They hollered out to be stitched and when the fabric hollers, by golly we listen, right?!
So in between chores and cooking I cut and stitched this little quilt. It’s 20″ and the blocks are 4.5 finished. I totally dig that size block. If you click for a close up you might be able to see the design in this stash fabric.
Now to decide on the next move. I’m wandering in my mind. Stay with blue and white or add some cheddar? Apply a border fabric or add a pieced border? Add a simple blue and white stripped border and leave it at that? I kind of like that last idea and maybe if I miter the corners that would add a nice touch. Ohh, I don’t know! Maybe I just better leave it here and share with y’all for now. I’m stuck.
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Have a great weekend and thanks for sharing your time. *karendianne.
I like it a just blue and white, very striking.
Looking forward to seeing the finished quilt. so cute!
Love it! Yep…gotta listen to our fabric when it speaks to us! :0)
I love two color quilts & blue & white is so wonderful. I know you will come up with something grand for the finish.
Rebecca
A classic will stay beautiful forever. This is a beauty as it is ~
:-}pokey
a classic blue and white gem~!~
i did look at the fabric more closely and can see that it is gorgeous~!!~a very subtle paisley print i think(?).
i agree with so many others who’ve commented here. you will ‘hear’ what else it has to say when the time is right . . . just as you did when you sewed them together.
take care.
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libbyQ
You can’t beat blue and white! It is so elegant and classic looking! I’d be tempted to put on a very narrow white or blue border and then bind it with a bias binding cut from the stripe.
The 9-patch has always been my favorite classic block and when used with blue and white, my heart just sings. Go for simple on the border.
Option one – keep it simple and stay with your two color approach.
Option two – I love Wanda’s suggestion!!
Listen to your heart . . .
I’m sure you will come up with something adorable!!
Really beautiful!!
I have no suggestions for the borders. I love it just as it is!
How pretty…I *LOVE* blue and white together! I think you need some more blocks and then a big white border for lots of pretty quilting…maybe feathers :o)
What an adorable little quilt! I love the classic look, with the little twist in the pattern of the blue. 🙂 I like the mitered idea… have a happy weekend!
That looks lovely – hope you get those decisions sorted…not easy but I know you will get it right 🙂
I agree that 4 1/2″ blocks are great to sew and use. What a nice find in your hutch! Any other surprises in there? I’m sure whatever you decide for the border will be perfect.
Isn’t that blue lovely and subtle! Not screaming loud in-your-face….just very refined and elegant. I feel sure those blocks will tell you just what they want for their border!
Gorgeous and classic and classy! I think a miteredblue & white striped border would be the bee’s knees. Have a great weekend. It is gonna get cold here; good thing I’m sewing all day tomorrow:)
Love your little quilt so far and I’m looking forward to see where it goes next on it’s journey.
I like anything blue & white… looking forward to seeing where you decide to go with it…
Looks fun…relax and you’ll make up your mind! Any of them sound like they wold work…I’m not help am I….
How very pretty and the blue and white alone is so striking! I’ve been muddling about, too. Just can’t seem to settle on anything. Trying to get this messy sewing room cleaned. I don’t function really well in clutter. (Though you’d never know it to see my house. LOL) Love you KarenDianne!
I love this little quilt! The fabrics are very nice…I did see the design.
So many choices as far as finishing and each will lend a different flavor to this piece. Maybe you could pull out some pieces and “audition” them to see what works best for you.
Great job.
Hugs, Karen L.
It would be really striking with a narrow cheddar border and then a white one with blue binding. It also would be striking all blue and white. This is why I work in series a lot of times, then I can make it several ways.
That vibrant blue makes for a really striking block, along with the crisp white. I’ll bet when you make some more you’ll have a better idea of how you want to finish it off. Happy sewing!
I think that it will come to you (in the sweet bye and bye) just exactly what to do with the edges of that quilt. It is so NEAT looking, so CLEAN… Glad the blue and white idea just popped into your head. Hugs.