SAHRR Border 3
It’s Monday, and time for the release of SAHRR Border 3. I have to say, you all knocked it out of the park with your star borders! It was so much fun to see your borders – you are a creative bunch!
This week’s host is Chris of Chrisknitssews and she has chosen the hourglass block. Hourglass blocks are quick and simple, but I had a bit of trouble settling on fabrics for this round. I auditioned a few, pulled out more fabric, considered a run to the local quilt shop – but in the end, I had just enough of a red and blue fabric to make 16 hourglass blocks.
To be honest, I’m not really keen on this border. I maybe should’ve made the hourglass blocks a bit smaller, but I’ve been using a 3-1/2″ border and wanted to stick with that. I am happy with the lighter blue and red for the blocks, though.
I’m still adding the green borders between each round, and I like how it frames up the borders and lightens up the Ash Grunge a bit.
My quilt now measures 36-1/2″ square, and it has outgrown my little design wall.
Link Up with Chris
This week you will link up your hourglass borders with Chris at Chrisknitssews. Here’s the schedule once again (you can get to each link just by hovering over it and clicking).
- January 16: Center Block Reveal: Gail @ Quilting Gail
- January 23: 1st Round: Roseanne & Sue @ Home Sewn by Us
- January 30 : 2nd Round: Wendy @ Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life
- February 6: 3rd Round: Chris @ Chrisknitssews – Link Up with Chris this week!!
- February 13: 4th Round: Anja @ Anja Quilts
- February 20: 5th Round: Emily @ The Darling Dogwood
- February 27: 6th Round: Gail @ Quilting Gail
- March 13: Parade – showing all of your finished SAHRRs!
Thanks for stopping by for a peek at my SAHRR Border 3. Make sure you stop by to see Chris and her introduction to this week’s block, as well as the other co-hosts for more ideas and inspiration!
Happy Stitching!
Wendy
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28 Comments
Tracie
Fun layout of the hourglass blocks! I’m enjoying your weekly reveals especially because the robin has me thinking spring.
Cindy Pieters
I like that you are continuing to add the green borders to each round.
texasquiltgal
I love your border! All your SAHRR elements are so well placed – very eye pleasing. I really like the colors you are using. I hadn’t intended to limit my palette to yellow/blue, but that is how it worked out. I’m going to pull out the bins and see if I can work in another color . . . thanks for the inspiration!
Vicki in MN
Spring is really popping with the robin and all those green borders, now if only the real spring would join in!
The Joyful Quilter
I think the size blocks chosen work well enough, Wendy. Each border appears to be getting progressively larger blocks. Perhaps, next time you can begin again with small ones and work your way through again or alternate the medium and larger size from here on out. I really the placement you chose for this round!
Julie Kennedy
I love the way your hourglass blocks are paired together! Your borders are all looking really great!
Karen
I like the colors you are using. I would have a hard time doing one of these round robins though as I don’t know if I could always incorporate someone else’s ideas to the next border.
The Morning Latte
I like how this one turned out and I agree about those thin green borders. Wondering if adding the next green border might “bring it home” and you’ll be more keen on it then? ;o)
Brenda @ Songbird Designs
Love this layout, and I really love the green borders. They set everything off very nicely, IMO!! I decided to let mine just go with my squirrelly flow as far as size goes, even though I love the consistency of your 3 1/2″ borders!
Barbara J Stanbro
It’s looking great. I’ve been watching a few others who are making these. They’re all turning out so cute.
Kathleen McCormick
Great border. I love it when people are putting the blocks next to each other and getting a different design. Off to the drawing board to see what inspires – after I check everyone’s out!
Needle and Foot
In agreement with the other comments, I like this border. Putting the hourglass blocks together like this makes me think of wrapped hard candy. It is super. Also love the green dividing borders. It is coming along nicely!
KJ
This is so pretty. I am thinking of joining in, just for fun. Not likely I can catch up or keep up. February 1 was the reveal of a Halloween QAL block and I “need” another Halloween quilt. 🙂 Thanks for getting me inspired.
Laura
Knowing you, you will piece the next border in such a way as to integrate this one so that you will like it better. I like bringing the red out. You are doing great! 🙂
Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
I like the green borders between each round. It really emphasizes that each border is different.
Diann@ Little Penguin Quilts
I like what you did with the hourglass blocks, Wendy! They make a nice frame at each corner. It’s so fun to have each border be a bit different!
Janine @ Rainbow Hare
I love how this is growing, Wendy. Those pops of red and blue are perfect 🙂
Quilting is in my Blood
I think the 4 hour glass blocks in each corner look great. I like that effect and might have to borrow it for a different border.
Eva
Guess I know what you mean, how difficult it is to integrate. But your hourglasses and the star gives each corner a very good „weight“ … full of balance and harmony. You should love it! And quilting lines will later be the cherry on the cake. Hope right wording. And the green borders are super. It is like stepp by stepp spring comes… with every border. Green is one colour of the year! Unfortunately I used the seam ripper and redone all my stars tonight so I am behind all others this week. If spring is coming to fast, we have no time to sew. Than outdoor activities are on the list an the garden work is calling… have a great week!
rl2b2017
Hi Wendy! What wonderful and thoughtful comments you have. I, too, love the green border you’ve been adding in between each round. They seem to really make the sweet birdie in the center stand out all the more. The hourglass blocks do remind me of wrapped candy and they look fab in red and blue. Nice job! {{Hugs}} ~smile~ Roseanne
Chrisknits
I think a smaller border might have made it seem off, so I would stay with the same size! Looks great!
marissthequilter
What a challenge ! And once again you have pulled it off beautifully
Carol Andrews
Wendy this is just getting more and more inspiring as I see each of your borders. I do like your interpretation of the prompts.
Texas Quilter
Looking good! Did you applique the spools on the border? The hour glass settings are interesting. Hugs
Andrée
Hi Wendy, so far so good! I like those green borders in between. It does lighten the grey. Take care.
Sandra Walker
It crossed my mind to do two-colour hourglass blocks but in the end they are just one with the background. As Roseanne said, they remind me of candies. Salt water taffy I believe. I like your bright happy colours!
Jocelyn Thurston
How I and we love everything that you sew, Wendy. You are so talented, my friend!
Kate
Your SAHRR is looking good! You were so wise to minimize the number of blocks you used in the border. It’s much easier to keep up that way.