Help Please :)
Hello from sunny, cold Canada! Funny timing to all of this :) I logged onto our site this morning and was greeted with a similar request from Amy (do great minds think alike or what?). Last week I trimmed each square to 9.5inch blocks so that I could turn each on point. The original blocks were much larger. But I really like the effect of having less gray. The circles really seem to pop this way :) In the top photo you can see the pieces of grey I cut off of each square. I am going to piece these together to make a border for the quilt. I am also hopping to use the 4 green circles from Katy as the "corner stones" of the quilt. :) I have been experimenting with different arrangements of our raw edge circle quilt. I cannot decide which arrangement to sew together. What is your vote? My plan is to fill in the spaces on the edge with different greys. Then frame the whole thing with a thin border before adding on a larger border. Thoughts. Suggestions....Thanks in advance.
Hi Shauna, I think it was a great idea to trim the blocks down a bit, they look fantastic! My vote is for picture #1. I really like the progression from pink to red to orange... The border with all the different shades of gray will be wonderful too... and the green corner stones. So fun to see it coming together. Keep us updated.
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ReplyDeleteI vote for Picture #1 too. I like how the colours stand out. And it was an instant reaction for me, much like it was an instant reaction to Amy's question about her quilt, where I feel the more random arrangement suited it better.
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I also would go with #1, even though I didn't work on blocks for this one, I like the gradation of color and light to dark across the quilt. Great harmony in that layout. Excited ti see what you come up with the border.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, most definitely the gradational colour change. It's sensational. And I love the "shades of grey" border idea of yours. Its going to look superb.
ReplyDeleteWow- we are on the same wave length! I love #1. It totally works with the colors and I LOVE the border!! I can't wait to see the end product.
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Interestingly, Miss 10 thinks that the mixed up and random colour placement is the best arrangement
ReplyDeleteA BIG thank you to everyone who commented gave me their vote. I will keep you all posted. Hopefully in the near future I will piece this together. THANK YOU!! :)
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ReplyDeleteI've just returned from my glorious summer beach holiday...and it's been lovely to see all the activity on our blog and read up on your progress. Your quilt looks fabulous so far. I absolutely love the colour placement of the no. 1 photo. and think it's great you thought about trimming the blocks. Very clever! Good luck with the next stage and keep us posted:)