I’ve just finished piecing my hummingbird quilt, I’m really pleased with it, it’s worked out just as I hoped.
Last time I showed you it I was trying to arrange the background and you know how I struggle with random…
After various suggestions I shuffled things round…and round and round! Invariably sorting out one problem caused other issues! I started stitching the blocks together and blocks got swopped again as I couldn’t always remember where I got them from!
The quilt went together a lot easier than I thought it might as I managed to divide it into eight rectangular sections, a strip top and bottom and six sections in the middle.
My usual way is that once it’s stitched, it stays stitched, it takes a lot for me to unpick, however I did unpick a few of the little blocks that just didn’t work as well and just as I was about to stitch one of the last seams I noticed this…
It just had to be changed! My original plan was to unpick the block, turn it round a quarter turn so it wouldn’t make a stripe and re-stitch the three sides. However whilst I was unpicking I had an idea, I unpicked the block on the right side and continued up the next one to the top. Having detached part of the strip, I could turn the whole section round, problem solved!
Having stitched the main quilt I feel it needs a border (it could also do with being a fraction bigger) so this is my next dilemma, what colour! I’ve only scraps left so I’m going to have to order regardless of colour. So here’s the options I’ve thought of…
Wide cream.
Narrow green followed by wide cream
Narrow green with muted wider one (I told you I only have scraps left!
Or maybe just a 3″ border of green!
Any suggestions gratefully received!
thecraftycreek 
Oh my, who knew quilt decisions were so hard.
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Lovely quilt! I like the narrow green with the wider cream for a border, but I am sure that any of your choices will be good.
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BEAUTIFUL!
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Beautiful – I like #1 wide green or #2 narrow green with the cream but i think I would go with just the wide green. I think it would frame it better.
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I’m going with green, just ordered it 🙂
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Oh yes, that’s working beautifully! As for the border, well, you know me, scrappy is good. Do you have enough scraps to piece something from them? A narrow green border, then a pale scrappy border, then a green binding? Maybe with tiny flashes of colour taken from the birds themselves, like scattered feathers? Whatever you do will be lovely, it’s a smashing quilt!
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Thanks Kate, I haven’t even enough scraps for a scrappy narrow border 🙂
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Definitely use some green, whether you choose narrow or wide. It just seems the perfect color for at least one border.
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Thanks Kathy, I’ve just ordered some green 🙂
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No suggestions from me, just admiration for your beautiful work!
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Thank you 🙂
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Those hummingbirds look amazing!
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Thank you, I’m pleased with how they’ve turned out
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What a beautiful quilt. I think a border finishes a quilt, cream and green work well.
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Thanks Pauline 🙂
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It’s lovely Margaret. I like the wide green but all your ideas would work really.
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Thanks Tialys, I’ve just ordered the green 🙂
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Beautiful- and well done! Re the border – I’d go with green – whether narrow or wide!
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I’ve just ordered the green 🙂
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I see you ordered the green–good! I think the quilt will glow within the green border!
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Margaret your quilt is gorgeous, the green border will make it complete. Well done, I love the hummingbirds. Regards Mandy xx
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Thanks Mandy
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