Autumn Leaves is not a pattern that I would have chosen for myself, but once the borders were attached it really came into its own.
A narrow brown border and a wider multi print piano key border finish it off. From the fabric bits that came in the box it appears that the brown print on the left was intended for the narrow border but it just seemed a little flat. There was a piece of the orange that you see in the upper right, but it wasn't going to work either, so I dug into my stash and found the brown in the bottom right corner. It was warmer than the first option and went nicely with all of the prints.
The pattern shows that brown border as being 2" finished but I narrowed it down to 1" and was happy with the effect - no so clunky.
Little or no thought was needed when sewing the slabs for the outer border together, which things along nicely.
And the corners required no special treatment which was another stroke of good luck. Soon it was all together.
I took it back to the gals at the church before taking a shot of the flimsy, but apparently it's all marked now and ready to be quilted so it's time to make the backing. I'll have photos of the entire quilt for you later, but this beautiful Jacobean print is what I will be using for the backing, which was also provided. A sticker is still on the bolt and it looks like she paid $7/metre for it - bargoon!
All in all, I think it's going to be a great raffle quilt for the Holly Bazaar later this fall....M
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