Patti said: Well...I recolored the quilt in the software at the start. I was trying to stay somewhat close to that..but I have varied some. I don't have a stash large enough to use all different fabs, so I have to go with what I have here. I'm just trying to stay within a "range of colors"
I'm wondering if when I lay it out at the end and something looks terrible .....how guilty will I feel moving the blocks around from their original placement....how do you guys feel about that?
I've already done that. I discovered I had made two triangles on the same side in the same fabric, so I substituted one for one one another side. I wasn't in to redoing the offending tri! The other thing I have done is change B13. All my blocks are just two colours, and I really didn't feel that B13 lent itself very well to this (Jane used a printed fabric for the centre, and two other colours). So I have done one of the alternatives in the software, and made 8 flying geese going round each other.
Is this sacriledge? Well, it's right on one side, out of the way, so to speak, and in some ways, the flying geese are more interesting than the original block, so no, I don't think I feel too guilty. I just haven't told my brother about it, as he has nabbed it for after I am gone, because it fascinates him from the historic point of view. He has even asked me to put it in my will for him, so he really means it! (I redid my will recently, so he is sorted and it will go to him)
I've also looked at lots of finished Janes, and a lot of people have moved the basket around (J12) so it's the right way up if you stand at the end of the bed. I think I'll do the same when I start assembling. My cornerstone fabric arrived yesterday, and I've just finished quilting all the squares I have made, so I can start on quilting the tris now. I still have 33 blocks to make, so I haven't finished yet.