Whimsical Garden progress

I did come up with some great applique setting designs in Electric Quilt, but they couldn't be used as the applique elements in this quilt overlap on to other blocks.  Eventually, I had this idea, to apply narrow sashings between the blocks, which I think worked well enough to make some difference in the quilt's overall appearance.

 

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I made narrow strips of the fabric that's in the block frames...a clover bias tape maker that I usually use for making stems gave me the finished edge.  I cut 1/2" strips from the fabric and sprayed with Best Press. Put the fabric through the bias tape maker, and voila!  instant narrow sashing!

I "quilted" it on to the quilt with a narrow serpentine (curvy) stitch, following the seam line between the blocks.  In this picture it looks like its not quite on centre, but I don't think fussi-ness is necessary in this quilt, because the whole thing has a folk-art-primitive feeling.