The sewing group I joined when I first moved
to northern Alberta no longer meets but
we still manage a retreat each year.
I took along the second hopscotch box
to work on. There were about 1/3 of
blocks made up so I had a pleasant afternoon
stitching away on twosies to get it underway.
Then, I arrived at the edges.
The original pattern shows a confetti like
border but I wanted the blocks to flow
into the border and appear to be floating.
That meant the blocks touching the edge
have to have the border fabric added.
There were three choices for the border fabric.
Once again the winner was the one with
enough quantity! It was going to be tight
but the math didn't lie.
The winner was sliced up,
and all the edge blocks were modified to
flow into the border.
Only a few snuck by without their border
partners, but they were soon altered.
Tada! Here it is in all its wonder.
I am not sure if the center really floats but the
thought was nice.
The border fabric was the perfect amount!
Just a few scraps remaining!
Now I have 2 hopscotch tops to quilt!
Stay safe and sew on!
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The top does float and the border works for all the fabrics. Love it
ReplyDeleteYay, that is what I was trying to do!!Thank you !
DeleteI love how you extended the center into the border, nice work!
ReplyDeleteIt was fun to do too!
DeleteVery nice! A fun quilt!
ReplyDeleteThe different fabrics make it interesting too! Thank you !
DeleteThat is a fun quilt design with all the scrappy color! And I love the border fabric - perfect for this quilt!
ReplyDeleteThank you, I am happy I took a chance!
DeleteI'd say you were very successful at making the center float. Very pretty quilt.
ReplyDeleteThank you. The fabric I used is perfect too!
DeleteYou have to love when there is a little excess versus a little shy fabric at the end. Great idea to modify the border such that hopscotch blocks appear to float.
ReplyDeleteI use a lot of chunks and a little bit more is always better than a little less!
DeleteFun quilts. I love the scrappy look and the border is perfect.
ReplyDeleteThey are fun!
DeleteI love how you did that border! Perfect!
ReplyDeleteThank you !
DeleteFrom here in Wyoming its floating! Great job. The border fabric is a good one.
ReplyDeleteThank you, glad you enjoyed my blog!
DeleteCongrats on all the progress with your scrap quilt. That border really frames the blocks beautifully.
ReplyDeleteIt does, and once again the scraps work!
DeleteHi Deb, I'm so glad that the math worked! Your border is really effective. I'm going to try to remember this - it looks great! Thanks so much for linking up to FM Mavericks.
ReplyDeleteThank you! It was a fun top to make!
DeleteOh, what a creative border, I love it! You are a math master and that cute star fabric was my favorite too ;) Thank you for sharing and linking up!
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty quilt! I love how you made the blocks flow into that border. The border fabric is perfect for this. Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss. https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2025/10/14/wednesday-wait-loss-454
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