Kami - I love your quilt. The colorful blocks really pop on the black and white background. I would add the narrow black border - it will tie in with the sashing, and also give you a firm edging for finishing your quilt.
Hope your surgery goes as planned, and you're back with us soon!
Diane

I love your quilt. It is one of my favorites! I would add the black if you are planning to add another border.

Good luck with your surgery.

mrsreyes...your quilt looks wonderful. I like how you have put the colours together in the blocks. Praying your surgery goes well and you have a speedy recovery.

What are going to do to bind this one? Love your borders

Mrsreyes, it's beautiful! a job well done! and good luck on your surgery!!!

Here is my quilt in progress. I have to have heart surgery next week, so I can’t work for long periods before I’m exhausted. Thus my quilt top isn’t complete, but I’ll get there. I’ve always wanted to do a black and white quilt, and this is my compromise.

Should I add a small (3/4”) black border to the edge?



Thanks!
Kami

I finished my top. I used one Kaffe, a yellow i had in my stash.

Finally finished sewing the top blocks together. Now to design and apply the borders. Used Tula Pink fabric in the top also. Look for the birds.

Just keep on truckin'. I ran into a big UGH around block 25; Cut my setting corners and started mixing them up. Looked at for quite a while and the next day I was ready to start sewing my remaining blocks. Sometimes just stopping, mixing it up and standing back can reboot your muse.

margaretjeffers wrote:
A 12" block set on point has a 17" finished side. To cut HST to fit that, the true measurement is to cut a square 17.875". I would cut the square 18" to allow a bit of fudge.

17.75” It is a 12” block

Yes was considered that, was also thinking about putting 4” blocks in the “corners “ will have to see how that goes.

Love your FG and layout, JBHerm
Julia

Margaretjeffers, Are you planning on adding any blocks other than pieced blocks like the ones shown? You might try what Djane did with her layout, only having your
basket as the center instead of a star. Don't for get the 18 inches need to be 18 1/2 to include the seam allowance and still fit the distance of 3 pieced 6 inch blocks plus
their 1/2 inch seam allowance. You could make several borders to get the size so it would be math friendly. I think I would just make the yellow triangles bigger and float
the points of the basket block so they end about 1/2 inch from the edge of the finished block. I have included a screen shot of a modified shoo fly block where the little
4 patches are floated within their piece. Look how the points don't quite go to the seam at the edge near the middle. HelenW