“Simply Sashed”

I haven’t shown this finished quilt but I finished it back in late 2023, so it is past time to show it.

I’ve finally decided to show you all because I’m not writing a pattern for it but I will explain how I made it.

Whay not write a pattern for it?

Because all those dimensions would be only applicable to this very panel of blocks. Another panel might not have the same measurements and thus would have to be reworked for that panel.

I did want to show that it is possible to make a nice quilt even though it is very simple.

I wanted to put a background in this one but didn’t want a white which is kind of standard so I went with green as the bigger sashing between the blocks.

But to make each block stand out, I first put black around the blocks. The added bonus is that it made them a bit bigger.

I decided to use purple on the outside because it looks good with green. And Loralie uses a lot of purple in this panel.

 

Since Loralie has decided to retire completely, I am not sure that this panel is still available since we no longer have any, but I did want to eventually give it to one of my nieces who are nurses. I don’t know them well, so it will be a complete surprise when that happens!

And here you are. This is a lap sized quilt and I still like it - even if it is SIMPLY Sashed.

After I addeed a 1.5” black strip to each side and the top and bottom of the blocks, I measured them. That is the length I made my side sashings. Then I sewed the blocks together with a green sashing piece to the sides of the blocks and put a green piece in front of the first block and the last block. When I was finished with that, I measured that and made the green sashing across that width. I sewed those rows together - alternating blocks and green sashing.

Once I finished that, I put a black 1.5” border. Then I finally used a purple fabric and made it kind of a wide border.

I bound in black to echo the black around the blocks and the inner black border. I liked how it came out.

You can do something like this with other block panels that you get. They will always be appreciated.

It is difficult to write a pattern for these, as I’ve mentioned, because each panel is going to be a slightly different size. You have to learn how to do it without a regular pattern.

Thanks so much for coming along with me on this journey!

Have a great day wherever you are reading this!



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