Originally Posted by brwnntwn
See the pretty quilt! This is only the third quilt I've ever made. I gave it as a christmas gift but really, was not happy with it - can any of you experienced quilters tell me what is wrong with this? It just does not look right and I am not sure why. I appreciate your feed back.
Your third quilt? Wow...you've got some skills! This quilt has much going for it and deserving of all the nice things that have been said...you should be proud. I'm really impressed that you asked why it is not a pleasing to your eye as you would have liked and can't isolate the cause. Think about scale...all the blocks are bold in size of piece and in color...except the 4 embroidered blocks which seem too light in comparison...When you put the 4 of them together in the center, they actually appear even lighter and create a hole for the eye to ignore...I might have tried them in the 4 corners if I really wanted to use them with the others in this quilt....Or made 5 more for a 3x3 with bold sashing for this center. You'll always hear from me and many others that it is your quilt...do what you want, there are no quilt police...respectfully, you did ask...respectfully, look to scale... respectfully, nothing is more impressive to me than someone who seeks to learn and to improve outcomes. My hat is off to you! Thanks for sharing. Look forward to seeing more of your wonderful work!