Lime, Black, Grey and White Quilt...Part 3

Lime, Black, Grey and White Quilt

Part 3 

Moving along on the borders of this quilt.

I was not sure what to do next to add the diamond border.

I did not like it right against the light grey

After considering things, I decided to add

a lime 1" border and a black 1" border.

I chose to sew them together before adding them.

Next the diamonds will be added

and another 1" black border will go on the outside.

Hummm.......this presented a problem

 I did not discover until I began sewing

                                                                 the two borders on.

Because I first sewed the borders together, they would

overlap at the corners in a way that would not work. 

After some consideration, I decided to add a corner block.

Now you can see the diamonds and how they

will line up, I believe a lime square will

go in the corner where they meet up.

That is for another day, more diamonds to sew together.

 

 

The top will measure 88 inches once the diamonds are on.

I hope to make it 96 inches square so that once it is washed

and shrinks up a little it will be close to the 90 inches wanted.

So what will the final border be?  Perhaps a piano key?  I am running out of

fabrics so will have to consider what to do next.  

Until later,

May the Lord above bless your richly.  

Lime, Black, Grey and White Quilt

Lime, Black, Grey & White Quilt

1st

 pieced border for the quilt.

Corner detail

What a difference a border makes.

 

I think I need a bigger design wall.

Flannel ordered to make a bigger design wall.

Border #2

Half square triangles in dark grey, light grey and white. 

(trying out the next border on the

  

 Corner details

Lime, Black, Grey and White

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Lime, Black, Grey & White

My latest project is for my son and daughter-in-law.

Josh and Michele

They wanted lime green, black, med grey and white.

Well this is a very lime top!

After making about 16 blocks I decided I did not like it

So something needed to happen.

 The block design is one I got from Quilters Cashe

she has tons of blocks there and all for free.  Thank you Marcia.

The pattern is called Fading Star

 

I know the colors are hard to see, 

sadly my camera is not picking them up to well.

The black has lime green dots.  What looks like yellow

is a bright, bright lime and white.  Then two different limes,

one with teal seed shape, shapes.  

 I changed it around a little because I did not like how the

fabrics I had chosen worked out.

As I mentioned I did not like the idea of a whole king

size quilt done with just those blocks soooooo

I had to figure something out.

I am a member of Craftsy.com 

and there is a class I am taking called Finishing School

by Winnie Fleming.

She teaches about making pieced borders.

Now I have done this before on my Ruffled Roses quilt 

but it never crossed my mind.

I began making borders to add to the center.

 First came a black border, next a lime border

both plain borders.

Next a 4 patch border.

Starting with a 4 patch with 1 1/2 finished squares

 Add half square triangles one in lime and one in grey

 Stack them like so and sew together to create

 this border, which will be added to the last lime border

 for this.

 Next make half square triangle squares

 which will be added thus

to create this.

What next?  I don't know yet.  

First I need to finish the other 3 sides, 

so I am off to sew.