I’m on a mission to get this quilt top done, and I’ve been churning these last few blocks and sashing segments out so fast that I’m not having a lot of time to ponder what I want to say about them.

But it feels like I really should record something for posterity here. Especially since I was so excited about the final block that I barely even mentioned the last batch of sashing in its own article.

So, here are the snooze-inducing details about this batch of sashing.

The two appliqué blocks were pretty easy to sash. I think I must have cut the D3 block to the correct size after I finished it, because the block was exactly 5″ and the motif perfectly centered. All I had to do was draw the stitching line 1/4″ from the edges. No way could I have been that precise even now, much less five years ago, when I was still getting my appliqué sea legs under me.

I’d just finished C4 minutes before starting the sashing, and I have to say that it looks a little better after being encased in sashing. I did have to redraw some of the stitching lines around the edge – it was super difficult to keep those edges straight while piecing together the odd corners.

But the block that really gave me fits was C3 – I made it a very long time ago, and clearly about the time I was trying to figure out the exact size of a scant quarter inch. That block was almost 1/4″ too big in both directions!

I ended up centering the design and trimming it down to 5″, which means that those red “squares” around the edges are a little more rectangular than square. But I think it looks okay and I’m ready to move on.

There you have it: the semi-detailed log of this sashing segment near the end of my Dear Jane journey.

Just like with a captain’s log, some days are more interesting than others. And yet, I feel like it’s important to document the mission, even if some of the log entries are a little sparse.

The mission continues – on to the next block!