Once again, here is my Summer Sweet top that I have been switching the white sashing strips over to blue. It really does look so much better. It is a pain, though, I won't lie and while ripping out the strips, I constantly ask myself what the heck was I thinking.
Only 10 more strips and they will be done. The more I look at this photo, the more I realize that the blue sashing strips really are striking and it was a good decision after all. With all the busyness in the border and in the blocks, that medium blue helps to calm the look and give it focus. This top will look gorgeous on a wall along with all my other blue/gold quilts and tops this summer. I'm being realistic when I say the top will be hanging because it will be a few years (or more) before this beauty gets hand quilted. I will forge ahead and gets those strips done .... before I, once again, get bored with the ripping out process!
