Dreamy Hexagons Borders No. 2 & 3

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Here's the second border on the medallion quilt "Dreamy Hexagons".   There are two fabrics creating 36 squares that create the border. From a distance the pattern of the blocks is lost since the colors are so close in value, even though the prints are different.

 

This is a close up so you can see the two fabrics and the pattern.

Now on to border number 3.

Using strips of "Feathers" by Phillip Jacobs, and cornerstones from the "Shot Cotton" we used for one of the hexagons in the medallion center, I've made border 3.

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Yay! Finally a really Quick and Easy Peasy border.  Maybe the designer planned it that way because now I am going on to the  most time consuming border of this quilt.  The next border, no. 4, is made up of 16 patch blocks and setting triangles.  The directions say to cut the fabric up into individual squares.  Holy Moly, I don't do it that way, I use strips to make my 16 patch.  It's a lot faster and easier that way.  It still will take some time, but as the Terminator said; I will be back!

 (Hopefully with a finished border no. 4!)