ALYOF September Goal: Neutral Log Cabin Quilt

I made this neutral value log cabin quilt earlier this year, and now it's time to get it quilted and off my WIP list!

neutral log cabin quilt

The quilt is big enough to cover a queen mattress now, but it doesn't drape very much. I've decided to add a piano key border and a narrow sashing on either side of that.

assembling the piano key border

I've got all the piano key pieces paired up, and I'm one-third of the way through piecing them into 4-strip sets.

This quilt is from Judy Martin's book, Log Cabin Quilt Book called Summer Lake. My fabrics have so little difference between the light and dark values, I think I need a narrow sashing to help define the borders. I don't know which fabric I'll use for sashing yet, but I've got a day of sewing piano keys to think of something :)

My goal for September is to have this quilt finished and ready for gifting! Linking up with Shanna's goal setting party at Fibre of All Sorts.