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12-26-2014, 02:59 PM

#11

ILoveToQuilt

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I think the quilt looks wonderful! Keep going with it.

12-26-2014, 03:07 PM

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RST

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I agree with others who are essentially telling you that while this may not be your style, it looks good. I would not add sashing or rearrange the blocks much if at all. If anything, a dark framing border, though I personally would skip any border.

12-26-2014, 03:07 PM

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Stevensgirl

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I like it!

12-26-2014, 03:42 PM

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winia

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It's working for me and looks easy on my eyes, but I would use the mottled black and gray that you have interspersed through the quilt as my border.

12-26-2014, 03:57 PM

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Jeanne S

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I like it, but modern quilts with high contrast are my style. I would let her preview it to see if it is what she had in mind, and if so, go for it. I bet the niece will love it.

12-26-2014, 04:00 PM

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cathyvv

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These are good suggestions and summarize what I was thinking.

I'm sure that once it is finished and quilted, it will be lovely. I've made a few quilts that I thought were, shall we say, doubtful, but after quilting and binding turned out nicely.

12-26-2014, 04:11 PM

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mom-6

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I would do some minor rearranging of blocks if it were mine, but other than that I think it looks great. Try moving some of the blocks around a bit and see if that "feels" better to you.

12-26-2014, 04:29 PM

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GrannieAnnie

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cminor

I am doing this quilt for a friend. She is giving it to her niece as a gift. She picked the fabric and the pattern but said she is flexible. I don't think this is working - but everything is cut. Any suggestions? Sashing maybe? It just seems too busy to me but I generally like a lot of white to frame my blocks and that was not the look she was going for....

What can I do to make it easier on the eyes?

if she likes it, go with it!

12-26-2014, 04:31 PM

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cheryl222

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I like it a lot!

12-26-2014, 04:36 PM

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tessagin

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I'm with everyone else. Just move on and finish it. If you don't want to use a border then bind. The only thingout of my comfort zone is bargellos and starry points!