Getting Creative with Borders

I've shared this quilt center before. It's a simplified Pat Sloan block that I modified in size, cutting, and color arrangement. First, the fabrics. These blenders are from Michael Miller's Krystal Collection. The print is a REALLY, REALLY OLD no-name fabric that I held onto until the right fabrics came along as "go withs."

Then I did a tutorial on how to make the block. You can read about it here and here. This is how the blocks looked once I put them into the quilt center. I wanted to make each star with two colors (and background) and not just one.

Star Spinners quilt center: 36" x 45"

I didn't have any fabric that would give me the 45" length for those two sides. I had to get creative. Here is my solution:

Star Spinners quilt top with borders: 45" x 56"

I found a print with the colors I needed (the butterflies). I added 5"  navy squares (fabric from the center blocks) to each end of the butterfly print and put 5" squares of the butterflies in the corners. I think it works!

You may remember I finished a similar quilt last year, also donated to my local guild's charity endeavors. Notice that the stars have a single fabric. That brown/pink border print is at least 18 years old! I still have a little bit of it around.

Some little kid will love it, I'm sure!