Violet quilt border wrangling

      My friend sent me a pin of a border that resembled a ribbon. I used graph paper and figured out a block that would finish at 4". The pin only had a section of it, not how it turned corners. Soon, I realized I was in trouble in the corners. I tried to use a HST of white and the light purple batik (Cairo), but the upper left corner looked awful. I tried the dark batik used in the border, but looked like holes.
     I looked at some butterfly patterns I had and found one I used to make a bunch of blocks (21) that are still not sewed into something. That block was 6 x 7. I tried to use a proportion wheel to find out what sizes I needed to cut the pieces. Trial 1 was a fail- too small. Trial 2 needed to have thin borders sewn around it to fit. Then I made three more. Those little blocks are a real trip to sew.

     The backing is sewn and as soon as I get the quilt that is on the longarm done, this one is going to be next.
     By the way, I had a hard time finding the right light purple batik for the border. I searched everywhere and found this one, Cairo, on Batiks Plus. I ordered two different light purples (Orchid) and Cairo was the winner. I had never ordered from them, but was very happy with their service. They put each yard of batik in a plastic bag that was labeled on the bag and on the fabric. They also included a free fat quarter of batik and shipped timely. I had to pay a premium for Cairo because it is a discontinued fabric, but it was the right color.
     As is my practice, I browsed the clearance section and found a Hoffman digital floral print I had admired years ago for $5 a yard! I bought enough for 8 repeats for a One block Wonder octagon design.