A Different Finish

This was a first for me. 

As I was finishing up the quilt-as-you-go blocks, I realized that the border needed something too.

I thought what would be different and add to the quilt.  I researched crochet borders on quilts and came across a tutorial by Elsie Gray: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM4_I1h81p0. Her crochet borders are so pretty and the tutorial easy to follow that I knew I wanted to give it a try with this quilt. 

First, I researched different types of crochet finishes. I found the linen stitch that would work great using different colors to complement the postage stamp size blocks.  The back of quilt is entirely black, also another first for me.

I haven't crochet in years; so, this took me a week to get done. I will try this again when left with an edge that needs something different from the traditional quilt borders.