Have you ever made a quilt top and then just not LIKED it??
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OK - I made another one, with a smaller color range (clean blues and purples), and with more medium value fabrics rather than just darks and lights. I like it much better, and I look forward to hanging it on my porch!
(Again, I have just stuck the blocks up on my design wall - the quilt isn't sewn up yet.)
[IMG]http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...porchquilt.jpg[/IMG]
:D I am much happier now!
(Again, I have just stuck the blocks up on my design wall - the quilt isn't sewn up yet.)
[IMG]http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...porchquilt.jpg[/IMG]
:D I am much happier now!
#42
If that quilt is ugly (Boy am I in trouble here) I like it... :-) :-) :-) I can't imagine doing all those blocks and just whipping up another that quick boy do I have a longgggg way to go...I thought the chicken tucking was funny :mrgreen: :mrgreen: send to me and I will tuck my husband under it in a minute...
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It wasn't that it was ugly -- I just didn't like it, and I really didn't want to use it for the intended purpose. My house is not cosy or country - it's a big Victorian "farmhouse" in an old neighborhood with beautiful houses (it's a rental! :lol: ). So something traditional and slightly more elegant is in order. The blue and purple one will look good.
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One thing you can do is make up the quilt and then tea-dye or over-dye the whole thing. This can mute the high contrasts and tie together the disparate colors. Years ago a woman showed before and after pictures of a quilt she tea-dyed after quilting; it looked great!
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