I finally got the blocks from my Australian Aboriginal Sampler Quilt sewn together. It took me the longest time to decide just how I was going to unite them. They really didn’t look good when placed side by side, so I knew I needed to add sashing.

It thought about solids but no particular color appealed to me with all this disparately colored blocks. I actually purchased a turquoise fabric with a swirly, marbled appearance. A lovely fabric and a great color, but I decided I could do better.

So I went off to the local quilt shop. Much to my surprise they have added a couple shelves of Australian Aboriginal print fabrics. Several were good options, but I decided on this soft sea-foam colored fabric which incorporates many of the colors in the blocks.

Then I cut solids I used in the blocks to make the cornerstones in the sashing.

Was planning to add a border but was amazed to find that fabric I used for the sashing just dulled down the entire quilt when used as a border. Nobody says quilts have to have borders, so this is where I’m stopping with this one!

I have a really busy pastel butterfly wideback fabric to use for the backing, so I expect this quilt will be done in the not too distant future…..