>>Sue, the narrowest strip will be 1.5" and I have had the same thought you mentioned - won't the color/design be lost? Will my fabrics #1 & #15 be touching?
Narrowest strip is 1.5" finished or cut? What is the size of the largest bargello stip, and what is the size of the number place markers you have? that will help determine how much of the Penguins you'll actuall "see".
Yes they will be touching. Think of it as looking at a color "wheel" - not a "strip".
ha ha ... this is why I look at my color "wheel" sometimes for days before I make a single cut. I also like to look at it in different light.
I'm not liking #19 at all anymore - I still think there is too much variation and it's difficult to find the right place for it based both on color and value.
I also think the penguins WILL work as a nice transition fabric from light to dark! Add a light peachy/yellow, then a very pale yellow to the left end of your "orange" run after removing #19 (so 16, 17, 18, 15, new peach/yellow, new pale yellow). The pale yellow will assist with light transition. your penguins will be a mixed bag - but that's OK because it will match to the color/value on each end of the spectrum on either side. Am I making myself clear?
And I was wrong about #5 - it doesn't belong between 9 & 10. I'm not sure where, not in it's original position though. Perhaps between 6 & 7? Play with that one a bit and look at it in different lights. The fabric will work - just need to get it in the right slot for both color and value.
Try that - and stick with it. This one is going to be gorgeous! I see a sunset coming!!!