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Sashing is something quilters use to separate pieced or applique blocks, especially in sampler quilts, but I think they can be the feature part of a quilt design too.

I love the second design … I am tempted to play with colours in this one, but that will not happen over the next week … too many other things happening in life!

I love having room to show off quilting motifs, and making the sashing, either pieced and/or appliqued, as the coloured bits of the design with a few scattered blocks can leave plenty of room for quilting.

Love the first design but would replace some of the blocks with blank spaces for quilting. The second design has space for quilting with out any changes.

Very interesting.

This project emerged after I set pieced block designs into the sashing of a quilt, and decided that I would try to draw up some blocks especially to use as sashing, as well as using any or every pieced block design!

The curves are doable by machine, but the points would be easier to do by hand.

I love the shape created by the sashing around the blocks, perfect for framing quilted motifs. Which leads me to think I need to follow up that thought!

Interesting!

Interesting, with lots of room for some interesting quilting!

The blocks are pretty insignificant, but who needs attractive blocks when the sashing is out of teh ordinary?

Love the second design!

Who needs fancy blocks when you have fancy sashing?

Well a few fancy blocks helps fill some of the spaces in a design.

Some of the sashing in the last design for today is pretty simple, but the red one more than makes up for the simple black lines.

Some intricate piecing in the sashing, but I think if the pieces were given straight seams it would still work … and certainly provide some very interesting designs.

There is also plenty of spaces where pieced or applique blocks would usually be for some interesting quilting to be showcased. Even very simple sashing can create an interesting design.

Sashing squares can be much more elaborate when most of the blocks are empty spaces and the sahing in relatively simple.