I like it, Lois! It looks sort of tartan. Are the blocks square? They look rectangular in the picture, but maybe it’s just the angle.

Donna

I like it, too! I have just been trying to sort all of my scrappy pieces and get them organized. THEN .... I am not very good with true scrappy, but might give it a go!

Sue

Took a screen shot and added it to my list of Lois’ inspirations. I am ’trying’ to sort scraps and, like Sue, get organized. maybe once we get all these medical issues taken care of, I will be more inclined to get cracking.

it is a lovely quilt.

Theresa

Nice quilt, Lois.

bk

And those miniscule cornerstones!!!.,

Theresa

Thank you all for your kind comments. Those tiny cornerstones were a lot easier than they look, Theresa. Maybe this is old news to you, but several years ago I learned this trick for sashing with cornerstones that really helped me. I used to make the sashing strip in one long piece, and it never lined up well with the strip of blocks. Now I do it this way. In this case, my block was 8 1/2" square. I cut an 8 1/2" sashing fabric strip from the WOF, subcut it into 1 1/2" strips and sewed them to the right side of each block (except the last one in each horizontal row). Then I cut another 8 1/2" sashing fabric strip from the WOF and attached a 1 1/2" cornership fabric strip cut from the WOF. Then I subcut those into the 1 1/2" sashing/cornerstone strips and stitched them to the bottom of the blocks that already had the side sashing attached (except that last block that didn't require the cornerstone at the end). Then I sewed the individual, already-sashed blocks together. So much easier to get everything to align. I hope that made sense, It's so hard for me to describe a process like this.

Yes, I have followed that plan, but I think my ’stones’ were larger than an inch. Smaller ones just look harder to do! and are certainly more impressive!

Theresa

I love the colours in this one!

Bkay, i wish I could direct you to a better explanation, but I don’t remember where I first heard of this method. In simple terms, you sash each block individually, and then sew them together. Maybe that will help you better visualize what I’m trying to explain.

I love this quilt its simple and uses all my favorite colors

Love the colors in this quilt! I would have never thought to do the sashing with each block. That looks like a pattern I can do as quilt-as-you-go blocks on the boat. Great job!

Love the colors in this quilt! I would have never thought to do the sashing with each block. That looks like a pattern I can do as quilt-as-you-go blocks on the boat. Great job!

Another winner, Lois. You are just so clever!

Actually, using cornerstones helps to keep everything straight and since the seams 'nest' together, they're easy to keep everything in line. I do sashing like Lois does. Put it on the side of the block and it's all ready to go.