Quilt block sashing ideas

I know things have been a little quiet here on the blog lately, but I have been busy, and today I can share just a little bit of what I’ve been working on. I’ve been sewing sample quilts for Joanna of Fig Tree & Company for several years now, and it’s something I truly enjoy. […]

Over the months in 2017, I shared 9 different sashing ideas to create interesting layout for 12'' blocks. For many of the patterns, I...

I have some great tips on how to line up sashing strips so that your blocks stay straight and even. It's an easy technique that gives perfect results!

I knew I wanted to make this quilt when I first saw it on Pinterest. It was credited to Camille Roskelley; I bought her book "Simplify", but this quilt wasn't there, so I decided that the piecing was simple enough I could probably wing it. Had a layer cake and a jelly roll of this very pretty line from Wilmington plus a white Moda jelly roll -- totally ready to go! Each block measures 14" before the sashing to make the plus signs is sewn on; I made 30 blocks to set 5x6 and then decided that…

Lee at Freshly Pieced isn't just hosting WIP this week...she's having a giveaway as well. Plus, she's made the sweetest and freshest Log Cabin blocks. Heading over to take a look at what other quilters are doing! Last week I finished sashing and piecing my Scrappy Swoon blocks together. I'm so pleased with how they turned out. This will be a snuggle size quilt for us, so I'm just going to add white sashing and start basting. Since I finished that up, I wanted to work on some Granny Squares…

Got a Layer Cake that you've been saving for just the right quilt pattern? Don't want to waste any of that beautiful fabric? This is for you!

Adding sashing to your quilt blocks is ideal for when you want to separate the blocks, rather than sew them together. It also adds a bit of oomph and interest to your quilt blocks. You can make sashing as wide or as narrow as you want. For this tutorial I have cut my sashing at 2'. This will give me a finished sashing size of 1½'. This is a generic tutorial to show you how to add sashing to any sized quilt block. Watch the video tutorial below or scroll down for written instructions (Can't…

Hey guys! I have a fun tutorial for you. I made this patriotic quilt for my mom this year, and I had so many questions on how I created the star sashing in between my blocks. I put up a tutorial on Instagram, but since that’s kind of hard to…

As you know, we have been working on our Little Playmates Quilt. We showed you the individual blocks last time, and today we’re going to...

Ok, time to start attaching the blocks together! Sashing is used to attach the blocks together. When I decided to make a Quilt As You Go scrap quilt, I choose the traditional log cabin block for the top because it...