The top and bottom sashing rows are made by sewing together a 2-1/2″ x 4-1/2″ background rectangle to a 2-1/2″ dark black square to a 2-1/2″ x 46-1/2″ background rectangle, to a 2-1/2″ black square, to a 2-1/2″ x 4-1/2″ background rectangle.
The remaining three sashing rows are made by sewing together a 2-1/2″ x 4-1/2″ background rectangle to a 2-1/2″ dark black square to a 2-1/2″ x 10-1/2″ rectangle to a light black 2-1/2″ square, to a 2-1/2″ x 22-1/2″ background rectangle to a 2-1/2″ light black square, to a 2-1/2″ x 10-1/2″ background rectangle, to a 2-1/2″ dark black square to a 2-1/2″ x 4-1/2″ background rectangle.
For the borders, you can add them as you wish. As the quilt was drawn, here are the borders. All are finished sizes:
Border #1 – Background Fabric – 2″
Border #2 – Dark Black – 1″
Border #3 – Light Black – 1-3/4″
Border #4 – Dark Black – 1″
Border #5 – Background – 1-1/2″
Border #6 – Dark Black – 1″
Border #7 – Light Black – 2-1/2″
Binding – Dark Black
Finished Size: 79-1/2″ x 91-1/2″
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Lydia says
Judy, thank you so much for sharing this design! It’s great — good for using stash fabric, can be as colorful as I choose, is simple to piece but looks impressive. There’s just not a downside to this one! Thanks for letting us come along with you on this one 😉
Vicki says
Any tips to keep striped borders from wobbling?