The first border is a chevron/zig zag border that the directions said to make using the stitch and flip technique, but I decided to save myself some fabric (and time!) and used the Fast Flying Geese method instead. It turned out so fantastic!
The second border is "scraps" in the directions, but I went with 4.5" long strips of two alternating medium blue fabrics.
The outermost border is a checkerboard of the dark red and dark blue fabrics and the light fabrics. I decided to make mine with a diagonal stripe pattern with the red and blue.
I pieced the back together with three different fabrics that I either didn't use in the project or only used a little bit of and now it is all pinned and ready to be quilted! I am not sure what kind of quilting that I want to do with this one quite yet -- I think I want to do outline quilting around Uncle Sam and the stars and a little in the borders. What do you think?
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I think echo quilting would be great! That border you added is the perfect addition :)
ReplyDeleteEcho quilting for sure. Then maybe plain old straight lines through the border? This is great! So patriotic ;)
ReplyDeleteI have purchased the pattern and can't wait for it to get here. Seeing your progress makes me even more anxious. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI think he is a cutie!I like the stars idea and either outline or a meandering design in the middle so you don't detract from the piecing.
ReplyDeleteThat is very cute! I would "stitch in the ditch" only.
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What a great quilt! I think I would definitely echo quilt Uncle Sam and the stars, and maybe you could stitch in the ditch on the checkerboard to make a grid. It looks great!
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:) Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation
What a super cute quilt!!
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