Tuesday, January 26, 2021

SAHRR ~ Round 2 ~ Plus Sign Border

 


Here is my second border for the Stay-At-Home Round Robin.

This week's prompt for the second border called for Plus Sign Blocks.

This was a good choice for me because I knew I wanted a less busy border

with a lot of the gray and white background print

to lighten and frame the bold center.


I cut up my scraps and made one plus sign block.


I decided to make three more and use these as the cornerstones.

Then I strip pieced long side borders to match the plus sign.


I am happy with how this frames the center.

This is for the


All you Need to Know to Join SAHRR @ Quilting Gail

The prompts are weekly on Mondays.


This is where I started with this orphan Star Chain Block at center.


This is my first border, which called for piano keys.



I am very much enjoying building this quilt.

Linking up today with 

SAHRR Round 2 Linky Party

Thanks to

Emily @ The Darling Dogwood

for organizing this week's round. 


Looking forward to seeing what next week's border will be.

:-)


8 comments:

quiltingbydawn said...

Your SAHRR quilt is coming along quite nicely! Clever use of the plus sign!

piecefulwendy said...

I really like how this is turning out. Your fabrics are just lovely!

Juliann said...

I like your take on this round! Very creative

Nancy @ Grace and Peace Quilting said...

Clever use of the plus signs!!! Love them as cornerstones and a magic frame!!!

Dorian said...

Good morning Pat, I like this border, it frames the center nicely. I didn't hop on this band wagon, but it looks like fun. Have a great day.

Emily said...

I'm loving this!!! First, I love how your original block extends into your piano key border. And the plus signs then becoming a long border to give your eye a place to rest is brilliant, and it really frames what you have so far. Lovely! Thanks for playing along!

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

When I saw your post on Instagram, I knew I wanted to follow your lead, Pat. I really like the plus signs in the corners and the strips going along the sides! Thanks for the inspiration!

Angie in SoCal said...

Amazing!