{"id":47605,"date":"2019-10-27T07:15:34","date_gmt":"2019-10-27T14:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=47605"},"modified":"2025-03-08T18:46:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T03:46:54","slug":"white-donation-quilt-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/white-donation-quilt-options\/","title":{"rendered":"White Donation Quilt Options"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have enough of the white scrap donation blocks now to make a quilt. This set of blocks has seemed to take forever, though I know it probably has not been as forever as I think.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47609\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47609\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191022_162524_wm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-47609\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191022_162524_wm-300x291.jpg\" alt=\"White Donation Blocks - late October 2019\" width=\"300\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191022_162524_wm-300x291.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191022_162524_wm-768x746.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191022_162524_wm-1024x995.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191022_162524_wm-1200x1166.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47609\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">White Donation Blocks &#8211; late October 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In looking at this set, I am not sure I want to alternate the blocks with plain blocks. I get the sense that those plain blocks can overwhelm delicate piecing. On the other hand,a plain block, might set off the piecing. Hhhhmmm.<\/p>\n<p>I am also not sure I want to add skinny sashing. It would be difficult to piece and keep straight because of the all the seams and layers in the block. I am unwilling to go on an amazing design journey with these blocks so I have decided that I have three options.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-47605 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/finished-red-strip-donation-top\/wp-15558750700645588062836022656495-jpg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wp-15558750700645588062836022656495-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Red Strip Donation Top- Finished\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-45750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wp-15558750700645588062836022656495-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wp-15558750700645588062836022656495-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wp-15558750700645588062836022656495-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wp-15558750700645588062836022656495-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wp-15558750700645588062836022656495-1200x1200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-45750'>\n\t\t\t\tRed Strip Donation Top- Finished\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/red-strip-donation-top-2-quilted\/20190803_175456_wm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20190803_175456_wm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Red Strip (Chunk) Donation Quilt\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-46900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20190803_175456_wm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20190803_175456_wm-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20190803_175456_wm-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20190803_175456_wm-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20190803_175456_wm-1200x1200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-46900'>\n\t\t\t\tRed Strip (Chunk) Donation Quilt\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/orange-strip-donation-top-finished-2\/20190728_155112_wm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190728_155112_wm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Orange Strip Donation Top: finished\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-46842\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-46842'>\n\t\t\t\tOrange Strip Donation Top: finished\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>First, is alternating my pieced blocks with plain blocks. Second is a skinny sashing with (or possibly without) cornerstones and, third, is a slightly larger width sashing with&nbsp; cornerstones. I&#8217;d like to have a top ready for Sew Day or the November meeting. I am leaning towards the last option.<\/p>\n<p>My next problem is the sashing color. I would default to light, but that would blend in with the blocks. Perhaps some dots?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have enough of the white scrap donation blocks now to make a quilt. This set of blocks has seemed to take forever, though I know it probably has not been as forever as I think. In looking at this set, I am not sure I want to alternate the blocks with plain blocks. I &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/white-donation-quilt-options\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;White Donation Quilt Options&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[477],"tags":[137,512,312,355],"class_list":["post-47605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-477","tag-bamqg","tag-color-strip","tag-design","tag-doing-good"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47605"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65896,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47605\/revisions\/65896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}